UNALLOCATED COSTS Definition

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UNALLOCATED COSTS represents corporate costs not associated either directly or indirectly in providing a product or service for sale. Unallocated costs are not included in the calculation of COST OF GOODS SOLD.

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RUNNING TOTAL is the sum of any given set of numbers that is incremented/decremented as additional numbers become available over time. For example, a retail store makes sales throughout a time period; the running total is the sum of their sales, including returns/credits, at any given point of time during that time period: day, week, month, quarter, and year.

ORIGINAL EQUIPMENT MANUFACTURER (OEM) is a company that builds components or systems that are used in systems or products sold by another company using the purchasing companys brand. Sometimes referred to as "private label."

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