The Total Cost of Ownership (TCO) Is an Estimate of the Cost

question 53

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The total cost of ownership (TCO) is an estimate of the cost of an item that includes all the costs related to the procurement and use of an item, but does not include any of the costs related to disposing of the item after it is no longer useful.

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