what is unit price
September 19, 2011. A unit price is a currency value assigned to a single unit of measure. For example, a unit price can be applied to a mutual fund's basket of securities. A mutual fund's unit price is the price per fund share; each share represents a unit of ownership in the fund's basket of securities. A stock or share price represents a public company's market valuation per share; each share represents a unit of company ownership.