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any unit of activity, group of employees or machines, line of products, etc., isolated or arranged in order to allocate and assign costs more easily.
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Cost Sports Center — Coordinates: 40°26′47″N 79°57′54″W / 40.446421°N 79.964873°W / 40.446421; 79.964873 … Wikipedia
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