final product

{{Short description|Product that is ready for sale without significant further processing}}

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In production, a final product or finished product is a product that is ready for sale,Wouters, Mark; Selto, Frank H.; Hilton, Ronald W.; Maher, Michael W. (2012): Cost Management: Strategies for Business Decisions, International Edition, Berkshire (UK), p. 532. distinguishable from a business's work in progress, which is not yet complete or ready for sale.

For example, oil is the final product of an oil company. The farmer sells his vegetables as his final product, after they have been through the whole process of growth.

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