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Google gives away services for free in order to attract users it can then offer to its advertising clients. However, by giving away these services, Google looks as though they are trying to drive other companies out of business through a practice called _________________, offering goods and services at prices that don't cover the costs of producing these services.


Definitions:

Unit Product Cost

The total cost associated with producing a unit of product, including both fixed and variable costs, divided by the total number of units produced.

Net Operating Income

A financial metric that represents the profit a company generates from its operations, excluding expenses from interest and taxes.

Absorption Costing

A method of accounting for the total cost of production, including fixed and variable costs, to value inventory.

Variable Costing

A method of accounting that exclusively accounts for variable production expenses—direct materials, labor directly assigned to production, and variable manufacturing overhead—when calculating the cost of products.

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