# Cost

> YogoQ Core AI-readable term handoff. Preview, read-only, Reviewed/Verified only.

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## Short Definition

Cost is the economic burden or resource consumption required for a product, service, initiative, or activity.

## 一言でいうと

Cost is the economic burden or resource consumption required for a product, service, initiative, or activity.

## 計算方法

- Basic formula | Total cost = fixed cost + variable cost | Separates the cost structure

## 含めるもの / 含めないもの

- Include | COGS, labor, contractors, ads, tooling, capex when relevant | They are resources consumed for the decision
- Exclude | Out-of-period spend, other initiatives' cost, irrelevant sunk cost | They distort comparison

## 意味

Cost is not just spending. It should be tied to purpose and outcome, and separated into cost of sales, expense, investment, fixed cost, and variable cost.

## 役立つ場面

- Use it for profitability, pricing, investment, exit, and improvement priority decisions.

## 使い方のポイント

- Fix period, scope, fixed/variable split, and COGS/opex classification first.

## 変動要因 / ドライバー

- Fixed / variable cost | They behave differently against revenue and usage | Drives break-even
- Unit price / volume / efficiency | Moves with price terms and productivity | Shows improvement levers

## 判断するときの注意点

- Cost cutting alone can harm quality, growth, or risk posture.

## よくある誤解 / 落とし穴

- Treating all spend as the same cost confuses what to cut with what to invest in.

## 最小例

Example: monthly cloud spend often behaves as variable cost, while office rent is usually fixed in the short run.

## 似ている言葉との違い

- Expense | Accounting expense | Cost is broader decision-oriented resource consumption
- Investment | Spend for future return | Cost is not always investment

## Aliases

- Cost (display_name, ko-KR)
- コスト (localized_title, ja-JP)
- Cost (english_name, en-US)

## Relations

- Cost of Sales Ratio: related (https://core.yogoq.com/ko-KR/core/cost-of-sales-ratio)
- Variable Cost Ratio: related (https://core.yogoq.com/ko-KR/core/variable-cost-ratio)
- Cash Flow: compare (https://core.yogoq.com/ko-KR/core/cash-flow)

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## FAQ

### Are cost and expense the same?

They overlap, but expense is often accounting language while cost is broader decision language.

## Sources

- YogoQ Core business foundation editorial baseline

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