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English translation: cost drivers

21:40 Aug 30, 2004
French to English translations [PRO]
Bus/Financial - Accounting
French term or phrase: axes différents d'imputation analytique
Il est possible de définir un nombre (>=7) d’axes différents d’imputation analytique, obligatoires ou non, ou faisant l’objet de règles de saisie.
Allan Jeffs
France
Local time: 11:16
English translation:cost drivers
Explanation:
Je pars sous l'hypothèse qu'on parle de comptabilité par activités. Activity Based Accounting, and/or Management.
Must be defined: at least 7 different cost drivers, pre-defined or not, through which all expenses may be attached/distributed, based on pre-defined cost-allocation rates...



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Some also speak of \"Cost pools\" yet in North American ABC, cost drivers are what we speak of.
it.http://www.offtech.com.au/abc/ABC_PDF/ABC_Whitepaper.PDF
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Martine Brault
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Local time: 05:16
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axes différents d'imputation analytique
cost drivers


Explanation:
Je pars sous l'hypothèse qu'on parle de comptabilité par activités. Activity Based Accounting, and/or Management.
Must be defined: at least 7 different cost drivers, pre-defined or not, through which all expenses may be attached/distributed, based on pre-defined cost-allocation rates...



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Note added at 4 hrs 26 mins (2004-08-31 02:07:15 GMT)
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http://www.quintiles.com/NR/rdonlyres/exkz2gx4rbpc4ihxre3u76...

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Note added at 4 hrs 32 mins (2004-08-31 02:12:59 GMT)
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Some also speak of \"Cost pools\" yet in North American ABC, cost drivers are what we speak of.
it.http://www.offtech.com.au/abc/ABC_PDF/ABC_Whitepaper.PDF


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Martine Brault
Canada
Local time: 05:16
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Native speaker of: Native in EnglishEnglish, Native in FrenchFrench
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