Business A-Level
Cost of Sales
What Cost of Sales means in Business A-Level, as defined for Pearson Edexcel.
Definition of Cost of Sales
The direct costs of purchasing the goods that were sold during the financial year.
Topics that use Cost of Sales
- Managing finance (Pearson Edexcel A-Level)
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