What is the difference between Net Sales and Cost of Sales?

What is the difference between direct unit cost and direct cost of sales?

• Answer:

  Let's say that you are in the business of selling widgets. All the costs related to manufactureing, storing and selling one widget (referred to as a unit) would be the direct unit costs. Your direct cost of sales (also referred to as direct cost of goods or direct COGS) are all the costs related to the creation of your widgets. Your direct cost of sales may or may not be your total cost of sales. Usually this includes the cost of materials and direct labor costs, but excludes distribution and sales (the cost of getting your widgets to a retailer and get them sold).