allowable order cost definition

allowable order cost

Amount that may be spent on persuading a prospect or customer to make a purchase without reducing the projected income. The common method for determining this cost starts with estimating the customer's 'lifetime value' from which all expenses (such as for promotion and customer service) expected to be incurred during the customer's patronage are deducted.

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