Overhead costs are expenses tied to things other than the production of goods or services. Here's how to calculate overhead.

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Late last Friday, Feb. 7, the National Institutes of Health (NIH) announced it was immediately capping overhead rates on all research grants at 15%. Because most research universities rely on overhead ...