variable costing

noun [U] (also direct costing) ACCOUNTING

Definition

› a system for calculating the cost of a product where only variable costs are included: A variable costing system is not acceptable for external reporting.

→ Compare absorption costing → See also marginal costing

(Definition of variable costing noun from the Cambridge Business English Dictionary © Cambridge University Press)

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