{"id":14140,"date":"2025-04-23T09:51:37","date_gmt":"2025-04-23T07:51:37","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.innowerft.com\/?p=14140"},"modified":"2026-08-06T15:07:56","modified_gmt":"2026-08-06T13:07:56","slug":"production-costs-basis-for-price-determination","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.innowerft.com\/en\/herstellungskosten-grundlage-der-preisermittlung\/","title":{"rendered":"What are production costs and why are they important?"},"content":{"rendered":"<p style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Cost of production comprises all costs incurred directly or indirectly in the production of a product or the provision of a service. 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