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CONTRIBUTION MARGIN Definition
CONTRIBUTION MARGIN (CM) is the difference between sales and the variable costs of the product or service, also called marginal income. It is the amount of money available to cover fixed costs and generate profits.
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COMPLIANCE PANEL is a multi-member committee chartered to investigate conformance to laws, rules or regulations. On many occasions they may be empowered by government agencies to make rulings as to compliance or non-compliance of any entity under their perusal.
ENGINEERED COSTS are those costs having a clear linkage to output, e.g., direct materials costs.
