Cost Management
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Author: BLOCHER, Edward
Publisher: Mcgraw-hill Education,
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Explain the term cost estimation and its purpose.
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Cost estimation is the development of a defined relationship between cost object and cost drivers for the purpose of predicting the future cost. It also facilitates the strategic management.
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Cost Management
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