1. A business expense that cannot be directly attributed to the production of a specific product or service, such as rent, utilities, or administrative salaries
Indirect costs like office rent and insurance must be allocated across all projects.
Custos indiretos como aluguel de escritório e seguros devem ser alocados em todos os projetos.
2. In accounting, expenses that are incurred but not directly traceable to a cost object
The company calculated indirect costs to determine the true profitability of each product line.
A empresa calculou os custos indiretos para determinar a verdadeira rentabilidade de cada linha de produtos.