100 Pfundkosten
English translation: [production] cost[s] per 100 pounds
| 16:26 May 25, 2000 |
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| na | 100 pound costs |
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| na | [production] cost[s] per 100 pounds |
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| na | Just want to agree with uel, because some rather bad answers have been chosen recently. |
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2 hrs
100 pound costs Explanation: I think this is similar in form to 'man hours' and the like. Cheerio, Dierk |
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[production] cost[s] per 100 pounds Explanation: The 100 Pfundkosten appear to be a basis for comparing production (manufacturing) costs (or possibly overhead) that are incurred in making the product. Manufacturing 100 pounds of product A costs so-and-so-much, as compared to 100 pounds of product B at such-and-such a cost. Couldn't find any reference for this somewhat unusual phrase, but it's clear from the context that that's what they're talking about. HTH! |
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Just want to agree with uel, because some rather bad answers have been chosen recently. Explanation: Uel is right. They just chose "price/cost per 100 pounds" because the resulting number was less clumsy to say or work with for them than a miniscule per gram or per ounce cost or a 20 times larger cost per ton. An oil company customer of mine sells additives to the rubber industry. These additives are the only items in their product range where the prices are quoted per 100 pounds instead of per barrel, per ton, per liter, etc. The practice is old, probably started by Harvey Firestone or somebody like that or maybe it is based on the old fashioned German rough equivalent "pro Zentner" = per hundredweight. |
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