Direct cost of sales is a shortcut for cost of goods sold: traditionally, the costs of materials and production of the goods a business sells, or the costs of fulfilling a service for a service business.
For more on costs of goods sold, see our article on the LivePlan blog: What Are Direct Costs?
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