IN THE BLACK Definition

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IN THE BLACK means making money; the opposite of "in the red."

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GROUP is a number of individual companies assembled together; often having some unifying relationship.

INDIRECT COST is that portion of cost that is indirectly expended in providing a product or service for sale (cannot be traced to a given cost object in an economically feasible manner) and is included in the calculation of COST OF GOODS SOLD, e.g. rent, utilities, equipment maintenance, etc. Opposite of direct cost.

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