Average Cost financial definition of Average Cost. Average Cost finance term by the Free Online Dictionary.

Average cost

In the context of investing, refers to the average cost of shares or stock bought at different prices over time.

Average Cost

1. A method of determining the value of securities in a tax year. One calculates the average cost by taking the total cost of buying shares in a security and dividing it by the number of shares one owns. The average-cost method is useful especially when the security has fluctuated significantly in price and when the investor has an automatic investment plan.

2. In inventory, a method to determine the value of one unit. It is calculated by dividing the total cost of buying the inventory by the units available for sale. See also: Inventory Valuation.

average cost

A cost amount calculated by dividing the total cost by the units of production. Thus, if a firm produces 10,000 units of output for a total cost of $25,000, the average cost of each unit is ^$25,000/_10,000 units, or $2.50 per unit. Average cost is made up of costs remaining unchanged throughout a range of output and costs varying directly with output. Firms with the lowest average cost in an industry have a competitive advantage in the event of severe competition and price cutting.

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Average Cost Flow Assumption
Average Cost of Capital
Average Down
Average Pricing
Average Up
Average-Cost Method
CollegeSure® CD
Cost
Costo promedio
Costo promedio ponderado
DCF
discounted cash flow
Dollar-Cost Averaging
Economies of Scale
Free Cash Flows
Incremental Cost of Capital
Net Unrealized Appreciation
Optimum Capacity
U-Shaped Average Cost Curve

Summary: The average cost of a pint in some parts of the UK has risen above Au3, with Surrey found to be the most expensive county for pub-goers.

Surrey tops expensive beer chart by Independent Television News Limited (ITN)

The Telecommunications Regulatory Authority would like to correct a slight misconception with respect to the Weighted Average Cost of Capital (WACC) published by the GDN on July 22.

For the record by Gulf Daily News (Manama, Bahrain)

However, in their opinion, the average cost of bread was 4.

Brit teens know the cost of an iPod, but not of bread by Asian News International

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