text: (c) Since for a number of items unit prices may not be readily available or relatively accurate estimates cannot be made with a reasonable effort, you may be requested, upon consultation with representatives of the Group, to submit such information at a later stage1 (d) TO arrive at comparable estimates on unit prices for domestically procured items, you are requested to proceed as followsr (i) Calculate all expenditures for investment in production facilities (excluding those on research and development) , which are attributable to the item in question and made before the period of the exercise. To take into account the effects of inflation on such expenditures, you are requested to use an appropriate index and to indicate which index you have used; (ii) Establish the number of units that according to plans are going to be produced1 (iii) Divide for each of the three years within the period of the exercise the sum of the expenditures for investment as calculated according to (i) above, by the total number of units as established according to (ii)8 (iv) Calculate for each of the three years within the period of the exercise the current procurement expenditures per unit , namely, the procurement expenditures of one year divided by the number of units that were procured that same year; (V) Add for each of the three years within the period of the exercise the unit procurement expenditures as calculated according to (iv) to the figure for each of the same years as obtained according to (iii) and you will arrive at the unit price for each of the three years. / . . . A/40/421 English Page 71 (e) The characteristics given in the questionnaire have been selected with the purpose of enabling meaningful comparisons. If you consider that other 
analysis: The text appears to be related to the calculation of unit prices for procurement purposes, likely in a business or organizational setting. The mention of "investment in production facilities" and "procurement expenditures" suggests that the context is economic development, specifically in the industry sector.