actual cost

American  

noun

1. the cost of a product based on incurred costs of material and labor required in its production.

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Example Sentences

The long sought change would allow subsidies to better reflect the actual cost of running a day-care home or center.

From Los Angeles Times

Thomas Crampton, a longtime Davos attendee, said he has been offered hotel badges for 1,200 Swiss francs, equivalent to about $1,500, up from the actual cost of 165 francs.

From The Wall Street Journal

It dramatically drove up the resolution cost of the S&L crisis from an estimated $25 billion had the problem been addressed in 1983 to an actual cost of $160 billion by the 1990s.

From The Wall Street Journal

Bonta’s office said that prior to the imposition of the new fee, employers could expect to pay between $960 and $7,595 in “regulatory and statutory fees” per H-1B visa, based on the actual cost to the government of processing the request and document, as intended by Congress.

From Los Angeles Times

“We now allow for Suncorp to overrun its 1H hazards allowance even though we allow for its actual cost to be below its allowance for the remainder of the year as dropdowns etc kick in,” Citi says.

From The Wall Street Journal