weighted average

weighted average
The *mean of a number of items that has been calculated to reflect the items’ relative importance. For example, a corporation that purchases inventory of the same *raw material on two separate dates, 100 units at $10 per unit and 50 units at $5 per unit, calculates the weighted average of the inventory as $8.33. This represents (100 x 10) + (50 x 5)/150.

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