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Natural Monopoly

DefinitionA natural monopoly is a monopoly in an industry in which high infrastructural costs and other barriers to entry relative to the size of...

Oil Field

DefinitionAn "oil field" or "oilfield" is a region with an abundance of oil wells extracting petroleum from below ground. Because the oil reservoirs typically...

Manipulation

What is 'Manipulation' Manipulation is the act of artificially inflating or deflating the price of a security. In most cases, manipulation is...

Abatement Costs

What is 'Abatement Cost' A cost borne by many businesses for the removal and/or reduction of an undesirable item that they have...

Absorption Costing

DefinitionTotal absorption costing is a method of Accounting cost which entails the full cost of manufacturing or providing a service. TAC includes not just...

Abatement

What is 'Abatement' Abatement is a reduction in the level of taxation faced by an individual or company. Examples of an abatement...
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Absorbed Cost

What is an absorbed cost and how does it impact a business's bottom line An absorbed cost is an overhead cost that has been fully...

Rate Of Change

What is 'Rate Of Change' The rate of change (ROC) is the speed at which a variable changes over a specific period...

Same-Day Substitution

What is 'Same-Day Substitution' An offsetting change in a margin account, made over the trading day, that results in no overall change...

Variable Cost-Plus Pricing

What is 'Variable Cost-Plus Pricing' Variable cost-plus pricing is a pricing method in which the selling price is established by adding a...

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