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Economics symbols in alphabetical order
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| Letter Symbol | Quantity | Dimensions |
| English | ||
| C | capital (costs) or investments | M |
| D | depletion, depreciation, or amortization (all nonreal account entries) | |
| E | expense, total (except income taxes) | M |
| i | interest rate | 1/t |
| I | income (net revenue minus expenses) | M |
| n | number of compounding periods | 1/t |
| p | price | M |
| P | profit | M |
| r | royalty | various |
| R | revenue | M |
| t | time | t |
| T | tax on income | various |
| v | value (economic) | M |
| Subscripts | ||
| ar | after royalty | |
| at | after taxes | |
| br | before royalty | |
| bt | before taxes | |
| f | future | |
| k | specific period | |
| p | present | |
| po | payout | |
| pv | present value | |
| R | rate | |
| u | unit | |
| t | total | |
| Superscript | ||
| ’ | real* |
| *Whether real or nominal moneys are being discussed must be indicated either through the use of a prime (’ ) to indicate real figures or by clarifying in the text of the publication whether real or nominal amounts are being used. |
Examples
| Ck | capital investment in Period k |
| Cpv | investment at present value |
| Eu | expenses per unit |
| iR | rate of return (earning power) |
| Ibt | income before taxes |
| Ipvk | income at present value in Period k |
| pgk | price of gas in Period k |
| pk | price in Period k |
| Ppvat | profit at present value after tax |
| Pvatk | profit at present value after tax in Period k |
| rR | royalty rate |
| tpoat | payout time, after tax |
| tpvpobt | payout time before tax at present value |
| Tk | tax in Period k |
| TR | tax rate |
| Vp | net present value (NPV) |
| Vpoat | payout volume, after tax |