Business GCSE
Cost versus control
What Cost versus control means in Business GCSE, as defined for AQA.
Definition of Cost versus control
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Reference: AQA
Balancing the cost of finance, such as interest, fees or dividends, against the impact on ownership and control.
Topics that use Cost versus control
- Sources of finance (AQA GCSE)
Related terms
- Application to context
- Cash Flow
- Dividends
- External finance
- External sources of finance
- Internal versus external sources of finance
- Retained profit
- Risk and cash-flow pressure
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