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Sum of marginal costs over all units produced
costs and variable costs make up the two components of total cost. Direct costs are costs that can easily be associated with a particular cost object. However
Variable_cost
Variable costs of production divided by total output
In economics, average variable cost (AVC) is a firm's variable costs (VC; labour, electricity, etc.) divided by the quantity of output produced (Q): A
Average_variable_cost
Graph used in economics
(unadjustable) V = variable (adjustable) T = total (fixed plus variable) C = cost These can be combined in various ways to express different cost concepts (with
Cost_curve
Money spent to produce or procure goods or services
organization Repugnancy costs Semi-variable cost Total cost Variable cost Gross profit is revenue minus the cost of goods sold. O'Sullivan, Arthur; Sheffrin
Cost
Business expenses not dependant on output
the wages are variable costs, as more workers would need to be hired for the production to increase. For any factory, the fixed cost should be all the
Fixed_cost
Cost added by producing one additional unit of a product or service
calculus, marginal cost equals the change in total (or variable) cost that comes with each additional unit produced. Since fixed cost does not change in
Marginal_cost
Procedures to optimize practices in cost efficient ways
late nineteenth century these costs were often more important than the variable cost of a product, and allocating them to a broad range of products led to
Cost_accounting
semi-variable cost (also referred to as a mixed or semi-fixed cost) is an expense which contains both a fixed cost component and a variable cost component
Semi-variable_cost
Total economic cost of production
of total cost or variable cost. Either of these derivatives work because the total cost includes variable cost and fixed cost, but fixed cost is a constant
Total_cost
Total cost divided by number of goods produced
marginal cost representing the cost of the last unit produced at each point; marginal costs in the short run are the slope of the variable cost curve (and
Average_cost
Unit selling price minus its variable cost
per unit minus the variable cost per unit. "Contribution" represents the portion of sales revenue that is not consumed by variable costs and so contributes
Contribution_margin
Cost accounting model
prices Variable cost per unit Total fixed costs Manpower Cost Direct and indirect CVP assumes the following: Constant sales price; Constant variable cost per
Cost–volume–profit_analysis
Combination of losses of goods
cost and opportunity cost as implicit cost.) Variable cost: Variable costs are the costs paid to the variable input. Inputs include labor, capital, materials
Economic_cost
Variable costing is a managerial accounting cost concept. Under this method, manufacturing overhead is incurred in the period that a product is produced
Variable_costing
Fixed costs of production divided by the quantity of output
fixed cost is a reciprocal function that plots a rectangular hyperbola. Average variable cost plus average fixed cost equals average total cost: A T C
Average_fixed_cost
Part of an activity that causes the change in its cost
the cost driver for short term indirect variable costs may be the volume of output/activity; but for long term indirect variable costs, the cost drivers
Cost_driver
Halting output when costs are excessive
all. Technically, shutdown occurs if average revenue is below average variable cost at the profit-maximizing positive level of output. Producing anything
Shutdown_(economics)
Behavior of individuals and firms
model for the cost of production, the short-run total cost is equal to fixed cost plus total variable cost. The fixed cost is the cost incurred regardless
Microeconomics
Use of borrowed funds in the purchase of an asset
is: Operating leverage = Revenue − Variable Cost Revenue − Variable Cost − Fixed Cost = Revenue − Variable Cost Operating Income {\displaystyle
Leverage_(finance)
Strategy of setting prices based on a fixed markup percentage
costs + variable costs Fixed costs do not generally depend on the number of units, while variable costs do. Step 2: Calculating unit cost Unit cost = (total
Cost-plus_pricing
Equality of costs and revenues
the break-even point if the dollar value of sales is higher than the variable cost per unit. This means that the selling price of the goods must be higher
Break-even_point
Concepts in economics
combination of inputs is the least-cost combination of inputs for desired level of output when all inputs are variable. Once the decisions are made and
Long_run_and_short_run
Measure of how revenue growth translates into growth in operating income
if the unit variable cost is constant, then as sales increase, operating leverage (as measured by fixed costs to total costs or variable costs) decreases
Operating_leverage
Method of apportioning costs
focuses on cost allocation in operational management. ABC helps to segregate Fixed cost Variable cost Overhead cost If achieved, the split of cost helps to
Activity-based_costing
Approach to selling a product or service
price of a product includes the variable cost of each item plus a proportionate amount of the fixed costs: Unit Variable Costs + Overhead + Managing Costs
Pricing_strategy
Production scheduling model
purchase cost or production cost + ordering cost + holding cost Where: Purchase cost: This is the variable cost of goods: purchase unit price × annual demand
Economic_order_quantity
Expenses which are related to the operation of a business, equipment or facility
disposal, etc. Semi-variable costs, the expenses necessary to keep the business in proper condition. Overhead costs for a business are the cost of resources
Operating_cost
Model used by cost accountants to determine profit
production cost) includes the fixed and variable costs. The square brackets contain the cost of goods sold, wq not cost of good made wx where x = cost of good
Profit_model
Concept in competition law
suppose the following situation for a firm: Price = 10 Sales = 1000 Variable cost per unit = 5 In this case, the firm would make profits equal to 5000:
Small but significant and non-transitory increase in price
Small_but_significant_and_non-transitory_increase_in_price
Cost accounting method utilizing efficiencies
to incur an Operating Cost/overhead of $25 =($1000 / 40). Adding this to the variable costs of $300 per coach produced a full cost of $325 per coach. This
Standard_cost_accounting
Principle of management accounting
alternative to traditional cost accounting. It differs from costing, in it is cash focused and does not allocate all costs (variable and fixed expenses, including
Throughput_accounting
Market structure in which firms are price takers for a homogeneous product
greater than its total variable cost ( R > VC {\displaystyle {\text{R}}>{\text{VC}}} ), then the firm is covering all variable costs and there is additional
Perfect_competition
Measure of lifetime average net present cost of electricity generation
curtailment. The cost of operational availability A o {\textstyle A_{o}} (known as availability factor for electricity generators) is variable per generation
Levelized_cost_of_electricity
Airplane wings capable of changing position to alter their geometry
A variable-sweep wing, colloquially known as a "swing wing", is an airplane wing, or set of wings, that may be modified during flight, swept back and then
Variable-sweep_wing
Method of cost analysis, which itemizes the cost of a certain product into its components
estimated. Pursuing decent results, the dependent cost variable needs to be regressed on multiple cost drivers. Additionally to that, this type of analysis
Cost_breakdown_analysis
Maintaining a device in working condition
maintenance contracts are generally a fixed cost, whereas improper maintenance introduces a variable cost: replacement of major equipment. Main objectives
Maintenance
Management paradigm
calculated from sales minus "totally variable cost", where totally variable cost is usually calculated as the cost of raw materials that go into creating
Theory_of_constraints
Concept in linear programming and mathematical optimization
possible for a corresponding variable to assume a positive value in the optimal solution. It is the cost for increasing a variable by a small amount, i.e.
Reduced_cost
Type of adjustable-speed drive
A variable-frequency drive (VFD, or adjustable-frequency drive, adjustable-speed drive, variable-speed drive, AC drive, micro drive, inverter drive, variable
Variable-frequency_drive
Carrying value of goods sold during a particular period
totally variable costs are included in cost of goods sold and inventory is treated as investment. Lean accounting, in which most traditional costing methods
Cost_of_goods_sold
Topics referred to by the same term
fundraising Contribution margin, the selling price per unit minus the variable cost per unit Contribution, a principle of insurance Goal contribution, a
Contribution
Topics referred to by the same term
episodes Pretty Cure, a Japanese anime franchise Percentage (pc) Prime cost or variable cost Principal Consultant, a management consulting position Professional
PC
Named container for a particular type of data
In some high-level programming languages, a variable is an abstract storage or indirection location paired with an associated symbolic name, which contains
Variable (high-level programming language)
Variable_(high-level_programming_language)
Ratio between turnover and profit
deducting the cost of goods sold (COGS)—that is, all the direct costs—from the revenue. This margin compares revenue to variable cost. Service companies
Profit_margin
Deliberately undercutting prices to eliminate competition
firm can recover its short-term losses from pricing below the average variable cost (AVC). However, recoupment is not a precondition for establishing whether
Predatory_pricing
Charting technique in financial markets
Profile/LDB as the way to 'Improve Performance'. It is described as "the only variable-cost ticker service in the commodities industry." The promotional material
Market_profile
Topics referred to by the same term
States, a legal device Atrioventricular canal, in the heart Average variable cost, a metric used in economics This disambiguation page lists articles
AVC
Topics referred to by the same term
cost, costs of doing business that do not change, such as rent and administration Total cost, fixed plus variable cost Average cost, the total cost of
Cost_(disambiguation)
Balance sheet or statement of estimated receipts and expenditures
budget – it is established for fixed cost and variable rate is determined per activity measure for variable cost. Appropriation budget – a maximum amount
Budget
Unrecoverable cost that has been incurred
should not be deemed a "fixed" cost, with its cost spread out over time. Sunk costs should be kept separate. The "variable costs" for this project might
Sunk_cost
of the large capital investment, and the low variable cost of operations, nuclear plants are most cost effective when they can run all the time to provide
Economics of nuclear power plants
Economics_of_nuclear_power_plants
Statistical modeling method
(dependent variable) and one or more explanatory variables (regressor or independent variable). A model with exactly one explanatory variable is a simple
Linear_regression
Market structure with a single firm dominating the market
less than average variable cost for every output level – in other words where the demand curve is entirely below the average variable cost curve. Under these
Monopoly
Ratio of operating income to net sales
remaining after variable costs, and the margin of safety measures how far actual or expected sales exceed the break-even point. Using standard cost–volume–profit
Operating_margin
"fixed" or "variable"). Areas of cost may be described as either "direct" or "indirect": direct costs can be easily identified with individual cost centers
Total_absorption_costing
Comparison of costs of different electricity generation sources
transmission and distribution in 2025 to handle the high volume of low-cost variable energy. BNEF's February 2026 data showed battery storage costs also
Cost_of_electricity_by_source
Automotive transmission technology
A continuously variable transmission (CVT) is an automatic transmission that can change through a continuous range of gear ratios, typically resulting
Continuously variable transmission
Continuously_variable_transmission
Copper iron sulfide mineral
include: The highly variable cost of smelting Depending on the location, the amount of smelting availability is limited High cost of installing smelting
Chalcopyrite
Mathematical model to assist inventory levels
fixed cost. This cost always exists when the production of a series is started. [$/production] c v {\displaystyle c_{v}} – variable cost. This cost type
Newsvendor_model
Process of altering the timing of a valve lift event
Variable valve timing (VVT) is the process of altering the timing of a valve lift event in an internal combustion engine, and is often used to improve
Variable_valve_timing
Goods held for resale
may boost inventory) and considers labor as a fixed rather than as a variable cost. He defines inventory simply as everything the organization owns that
Inventory
Numeric stand-ins in regression analysis
of variables to a model, the addition of dummy variables will increase the within-sample model fit (coefficient of determination), but at a cost of fewer
Dummy_variable_(statistics)
Cost to produce, store and sell one unit of a particular product
fixed costs and all variable costs involved in production. Cost unit is a form of measurement of volume of production or service. Cost unit is the standard
Unit_cost
Financial estimate; accounting concept
Total cost of ownership (TCO) is a financial estimate intended to help buyers and owners determine the direct and indirect costs of a product or service
Total_cost_of_ownership
Difference between standard cost and amount sold
information and may include e.g.: Variable cost variances Direct material variances Direct labour variances Variable production overhead variances Fixed
Variance_(accounting)
IBM designation for sales of non-standard products
interfaces, hardware modifications, research or experimental systems, or variable-cost items. In the days of IBM's large mainframes, e.g. the System/360 and
Request_price_quotation
Ongoing expense of operating a business
JSTOR 1883513. Higuera, Valencia. "Are Wages Paid to Temporary Personnel a Variable Cost?". Small Business - Chron.com. Retrieved 2015-10-26. "Fixed Costs: Definition
Overhead_(business)
Indian electricity sector regulator
recovery of Annual Fixed Cost) Energy or Variable Charges (For recovery of Primary Fuel Cost wherever applicable) The annual fixed cost (AFC) of a generating
Central Electricity Regulatory Commission
Central_Electricity_Regulatory_Commission
Optimizing objective functions that have constrained variables
function with respect to some variables in the presence of constraints on those variables. The objective function is either a cost function or energy function
Constrained_optimization
Benefit lost by a choice between options
In microeconomic theory, the opportunity cost of a choice is the value of the best alternative forgone where, given limited resources, a choice needs to
Opportunity_cost
Cost advantages obtained via scale of operation
productions, an increase in the size of the plant reduces the average variable cost, thanks to the energy savings resulting from the lower dispersion of
Economies_of_scale
Process to determine the highest profits for a firm
short run span of time under consideration. Fixed cost and variable cost, combined, equal total cost. Revenue is the amount of money that a company receives
Profit_maximization
Saab engine technology concept
The Saab Variable Compression engine was a development project of Saab Automobile, for which it won an award both in 2000 and 2001. In a normal internal
Saab Variable Compression engine
Saab_Variable_Compression_engine
Amount of a good that sellers are willing to provide in the market
is the marginal cost curve above the shutdown point—the short-run marginal cost curve (SRMC) above the minimum average variable cost. The portion of the
Supply_(economics)
Sources of electricity that can be used on demand
availability" and therefore their proposed role is to replace other high-variable cost sources at periods when they are available. "Fast-burst" are energy
Dispatchable_generation
Genus of grass cultivated for grain
the significant crop losses from fungal disease, can be a significant variable cost in wheat production. Estimates of the amount of wheat production lost
Wheat
Metalworking process
casting. These other methods generally have a higher fixed cost, but a lower variable cost than metal spinning. As machinery for commercial applications
Metal_spinning
Cost to live based on price of necessities
The cost of living is the cost of maintaining a certain standard of living for an individual or a household. Cost-of-living calculations are also used
Cost_of_living
Section of film budget
Visual effects supervisor Most of these crafts people are considered variable cost in the budget. Meaning, if you cut a scene from the script, potentially
Below-the-line_(filmmaking)
Discipline of engineering
drivability of any given vehicle. Cost: The cost of a vehicle program is typically split into the effect on the variable cost of the vehicle, and the up-front
Automotive_engineering
Marketing strategy
and other non-price variables. Therefore, the more common and plausible view would be that the marginal non-price variable cost is larger than the marginal
Non-price_competition
Class of games in game theory
eight players in which no PNE exists. When cost functions are additively-separable with linear variable-cost functions, the CG has a weighted potential
Congestion_game
announcements. 1891 – reduced cost internet access (possibly timed) 1892 – local rate internet access (timed) 1893 – variable cost internet access (timed) 13xxx
Telephone numbers in the Republic of Ireland
Telephone_numbers_in_the_Republic_of_Ireland
Nuclear energy facility in Washington, US
ratepayers. The Public Power Council observed in February 2014 that the variable cost of Columbia operations in recent years were slightly above spot market
Columbia_Generating_Station
of the total cost curves; and variable cost curves. Some are applicable to the short run, others to the long run. cost of living The cost of maintaining
Glossary_of_economics
Economics concept
and variable cost components. Standard budgets present information at only one level of activity, and do not provide information on how the variable portion
Standard_budget
calculation uses only five parameters: P = Price (per unit) VC = Variable cost (per unit) FC = Fixed cost (per period) q = Quantity (in units per period) T = Tax
Cigar_Box_method
Costs of owning and operating a car
Normally these expenditures are divided into fixed or standing costs and variable or running costs. Fixed costs are those which do not depend on the distance
Car_costs
Accounting term
variable costs. Himani, Paul (n.d.). Accounting, Tools for Business Decision Makers: Business, Finance, Edition 4. Wiley. ISBN 9781467214438. "Cost Pool"
Cost_pool
112th season in existence of FC Barcelona
club Udinese. The deal is for five years and the cost of the transfer is €26 million with variable cost of €11.5 million. On 22 July, Barcelona transferred
2011–12_FC_Barcelona_season
2012 book by Daron Acemoglu and James Robinson
concerns at a cost (protest).[unreliable source?] Similarly, this game also provides insights into how variables like exit payoff, cost of voicing, and
Why_Nations_Fail
Contracting internal tasks to an external organization
company to become more flexible by transforming fixed into variable costs. A variable cost structure helps a company responding to changes in required
Outsourcing
German railway loyalty program
card price (a fixed cost), and ticket price (a variable cost). Once a passenger has bought a card, its price becomes a sunk cost and this makes the train
BahnCard
Algorithm for solving linear programs
improving variable by calculating all the reduced cost and choosing a variable with a negative reduced cost. Thus, the idea is to compute only the variable having
Column_generation
generalized-Ozaki (GO) cost function is a general description of the cost of production proposed by Shinichiro Nakamura. The GO cost function is notable
Generalized Ozaki cost function
Generalized_Ozaki_cost_function
Precise use of a material in agriculture
considered to be cost-effective, and non-destructive. Sensor based VRA is calculated realtime, based on sensors that are local to the variable rate applicator
Variable_rate_application
Model of the constraints of project management
triangle, and can be chosen as a variable to achieve project success. He calls this relationship PCTS (Performance, Cost, Time, Scope), and suggests that
Project_management_triangle
Railway costing is the calculation of the variable and fixed costs of rail movements. Variable costs are those that increase or decrease with changes in
Railway_costing
Integrated system to monitor, control, and report on fuel consumption
businesses with precise control over their fuel consumption, a significant variable cost in fleet operations. A core function is to secure fuel inventory and
Fuel_management
Costs directly accountable to a cost object
nomenclature in economics is specific cost. Direct costs may be either fixed or variable, but typically comprise materials, labour, and specific expenses such as
Direct_costs
VARIABLE COST
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Surname or Lastname
English
English : from the feminine personal name Mirabel, equated in medieval records with Latin mirabilis ‘marvellous’, ‘wonderful’ (in the sense ‘extraordinary’).
Girl/Female
Assamese, Gujarati, Hindu, Indian, Kannada, Malayalam, Marathi, Telugu
Valuable
Male
Danish
, amiable.
Boy/Male
Hindu
Amiable
Boy/Male
Tamil
Amiable
Male
Dutch
, amiable.
Boy/Male
Hindi
Valuable.
Girl/Female
Christian & English(British/American/Australian)
Amiable
Male
Danish
, amiable.
Girl/Female
Gujarati, Hindu, Indian
Valuable
Girl/Female
Armenian
Valuable.
Boy/Male
Hawaiian
Valuable.
Boy/Male
Hindu, Indian
Valuable
Girl/Female
Tamil
Valuable
Boy/Male
Greek
Amiable.
Boy/Male
Arabic, Bengali, Hindu, Indian, Kannada, Marathi, Muslim, Telugu
Valuable
Girl/Female
Indian
Valuable
Boy/Male
Anglo, British, English
Variable
Boy/Male
Arabic, Indian, Muslim
Valuable
Boy/Male
Vietnamese
Valuable.
VARIABLE COST
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Girl/Female
Tamil
Ganakshi | கநாகà¯à®·à¯€Â
Desire, Want
Female
English
Modern elaborated form of English Jan, JANCIS means "God is gracious."Â
Boy/Male
Arabic, Muslim
She who Hears
Girl/Female
Muslim
Intention, Determination
Surname or Lastname
English
English : habitational name from any of various places, in Oxfordshire, Warwickshire, Wiltshire, and North Yorkshire, so called from Old English stÅd ‘stud farm’ + lÄ“ah ‘wood’, ‘clearing’, ‘pasture’.
Boy/Male
Hindu, Indian
Great
Boy/Male
Tamil
The bow of Arjuna
Girl/Female
American, Australian, Dutch, French, German, Greek, Jamaican, Latin, Swedish
Rose Bush; Horse; Fame; Rose; A Flower Name; Form of Rose; Small Rose
Boy/Male
Greek
Son of Aesculapius.
Girl/Female
Hindu, Indian
Moonlight
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a.
Friendly; kindly; sweet; gracious; as, an amiable temper or mood; amiable ideas.
a.
Invariable.
n.
A quantity which may increase or decrease; a quantity which admits of an infinite number of values in the same expression; a variable quantity; as, in the equation x2 - y2 = R2, x and y are variables.
a.
Liable to undergo a judicial examination; properly coming under the cognizance of a court; as, a cause may be triable before one court which is not triable in another.
n.
Flowing; unstable; inconstant; variable.
n.
That which is variable; that which varies, or is subject to change.
n.
A shifting wind, or one that varies in force.
n.
An invariable quantity; a constant.
n.
Arable land; plow land.
a.
Arable; tillable.
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Like the moon; variable.
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Having value or worth; possessing qualities which are useful and esteemed; precious; costly; as, a valuable horse; valuable land; a valuable cargo.
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Changeable; uncertain; inconstant; variable.
v. t.
To represent by parable.
a.
Liable to vary; too susceptible of change; mutable; fickle; unsteady; inconstant; as, the affections of men are variable; passions are variable.
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Worthy; estimable; deserving esteem; as, a valuable friend; a valuable companion.
n.
Those parts of the sea where a steady wind is not expected, especially the parts between the trade-wind belts.
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Possessing sweetness of disposition; having sweetness of temper, kind-heartedness, etc., which causes one to be liked; as, an amiable woman.
adv.
In a variable manner.
a.
Having the capacity of varying or changing; capable of alternation in any manner; changeable; as, variable winds or seasons; a variable quantity.