Definition of Variable costs

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variable cost
expense whose size is dependent upon the amount of production

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Variable Costs Definition from Business & Finance Dictionaries & Glossaries

MONASH Marketing Dictionary
Variable Costs
costs that vary directly with the volume or quantity produced; variable costs plus fixed costs equal total costs. See Fixed CostsTotal Costs.

Raynet Business & Marketing Glossary
Variable Costs
cost that vary directly with output (see fixed costs).

Costs, Variable
a unit cost which depends on total volume.Cost/Benefit Analysis A technique designed to determine the feasibility of a project or plan, by quantifying its costs and benefits.


Variable Costs Definition from Social Science Dictionaries & Glossaries

Environmental Economics Glossary
Variable Costs
Costs of a production process that increase or decrease along with changes in level of production, as opposed to fixed costs. Voluntary Export Restraint : Identical to an import quota except that the foreign market agrees voluntarily to limit exports from its county to a market.


Variable Costs Definition from Society & Culture Dictionaries & Glossaries

Environmental Engineering (English ver.)
variable costs
 Input costs that change as the nature of the production activity of its circumstances change; for example, as production levels vary.


Variable Costs Definition from Science & Technology Dictionaries & Glossaries

Fishery Glossary
Variable costs
Costs that vary with the rate of output. OECD (1996)


Variable Costs Definition from Encyclopedia Dictionaries & Glossaries

Wikipedia English - The Free Encyclopedia
Variable cost
Variable costs are expenses that change in proportion to the activity of a business. In other words, variable cost is the sum of marginal costs. Along with fixed costs, variable costs make up the two components of total cost. Direct Costs, however, are costs that can be associated with a particular cost object. Not all variable costs are direct costs, however; for example, variable manufacturing overhead costs are variable costs that are not a direct costs, but indirect costs.Variable costs are sometimes called unit-level costs as they vary with the number of units produced.

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