Costs that change with the amount produced.  If the manager decides to cease production, these costs are avoidable.

Variable costs are costs that vary with the amount produced. Examples are materials, fuel, production labour and maintenance. As the relevant time period is extended, more costs become variable.

Costs that fluctuate with the level of production and sales.

Expenses that vary based on production volumes. They include material, labour, production utilities, etc.

Voltage-Ampere-Reactive. A measure of reactive power.

A cost that varies with the volume of production or sales, such as the cost of raw materials or packaging. In contrast with fixed costs, such as rent, which stay the same regardless of the volume of production or sales.

A cost that varies directly with volume and is zero when production is zero.

Total costs that change in direct proportion to changes in productive output or any other measure of volume.

Costs of production that change as a firm's output level changes.

Your costs which vary each month, such as food or clothes.

Costs that change or vary with usage, output or production. Example: Fuel costs.

Costs of a printing job that change depending on how many pieces are produced, as compared to fixed costs. Costs for paper, printing and binding are examples of variable costs.

Costs that vary in direct proportion to an increase or decrease in traffic levels.  The level of long-run variable costs as developed by the STB’s Uniform Rail Costing System (URCS) procedures fall in [..]

Costs that change with sales or production levels.

Costs that a utility must cover or pay that are directly associated with the actual production and delivery of service. These costs vary or fluctuate. Also see FIXED COSTS.

expenses which do change with amount of volume, business.

Variable costs are the costs to run a business. These costs are not fixed and are directly related to business activity levels.

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