overhead costs

The board instructed management to reduce overhead costs by ten percent through consolidation of back-office functions.董事会指示管理层通过整合后台职能，将间接成本降低百分之十。

Overhead costs have grown faster than revenue, which is placing pressure on operating margins.间接成本的增长速度超过了收入，这给营业利润率带来了压力。