Cost and price

Dear experts,

please explain what is the difference between cost and price
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The discussion clarifies the distinction between 'cost' and 'price'. Cost refers to the expenses a business incurs to produce a product, including raw materials, manufacturing, administration, and marketing. Price, on the other hand, is the final amount a customer pays to purchase that product, which typically includes a markup on the total cost.

Cost is expense to produce a product while price is the amount customers pay to acquire it
Cost is the amount which is incurred to produce a product by the company basically it's the cost to purchase raw materials, etc. whereas price is the sale price charged to customers to buy
Prime cost plus factory overhead plus admin overhead plus selling cost and marketing cost .
plus Mark up
selling price

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