unit cost

American  

noun

1. the cost of a specified unit of a product or service.

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unit cost British  

noun

1. the actual cost of producing one article

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Example Sentences

“We see favorable unit-cost implication from higher silver production, while higher prices are likely to drive the unit costs below its guidance going into 1H‘26 results,” Ravi writes in a client note.

From The Wall Street Journal

As a result, even if average selling prices decline from their current dizzying heights, unit costs should decline and profit margins should expand.

From Barron's

While unit costs are far more expensive, satellites offer much cheaper coverage for larger areas.

From MarketWatch

However, higher unit costs and broadly unchanged guidance at the midpoint might be viewed cautiously, they add.

From The Wall Street Journal

Operating profit rose 22.5% to S$398 million due to healthy passenger demand and lower fuel prices, mitigating a rise in nonfuel unit costs resulting from inflationary pressures, the airline said.

From The Wall Street Journal