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DIVISION 7. GENERAL BUSINESS REGULATIONS 16000-18001›PART 2. PRESERVATION AND REGULATION OF COMPETITION 16600-17365›CHAPTER 4. Unfair Trade Practices 17000-17101›ARTICLE 2. Definitions 17020-17031

§ 17029

California Business and Professions Code · 2018-11 edition · updated 2026-10-04 · California

“Cost of doing business” or “overhead expense” means all costs of doing business incurred in the conduct of the business and shall include without limitation the following items of expense: labor (including salaries of executives and officers), rent, interest on borrowed capital, depreciation, selling cost, maintenance of equipment, delivery costs, credit losses, all types of licenses, taxes, insurance and advertising.

(Added by Stats. 1941, Ch. 526.)

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