Design and Technology GCSE
Unit Cost
What Unit Cost means in Design and Technology GCSE, as defined for Pearson Edexcel.
Definition of Unit Cost
The total cost of manufacturing one individual product, including materials, labour, and a fraction of the machinery setup cost.
Topics that use Unit Cost
- Polymers: Alternative processes that can be used to manufacture polymer products to different scales of production (Pearson Edexcel GCSE)
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