COST ACCUMULATION METHODS Definition

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COST ACCUMULATION METHODS are the various ways in which the entries in a set of cost accounts may be aggregated to provide different perspectives on the information.

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MONETARY COMPENSATORY AMOUNTS (MCA), in the European Community, is a complex system of subsidies and levies with the intent of smoothing currency-related distortions in EC cross border farm trade.

HAIRCUT is the amount of reduction in market value given to securities pledged as collateral, typically in a repurchase agreement or a reverse repurchase agreement. This reduc­tion assures the lender of funds in this type of transaction that, even if the collateral's market value declines, there is time to call for additional collateral to bring the collateral value back up to an acceptable level.

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