The portion of a firm or industry's cost that changes with output, in contrast to fixed cost.

A cost that is directly proportional to the volume of output produced. When production is zero, the variable cost is equal to zero.

In business, costs which vary according to the changes in activity, production, etc. of the company, such as overheads, labour and material costs.

A cost that fluctuates with the volume or activity level of business.

A cost that changes with the production quantity or the performance of services. This contrasts with fixed costs that do not change with production quantity or services performed. [D03706]

Refer to Cost, Variable

In general, cost that changes with changes in the quantity of output produced. More specifically, variable cost is combined with the adjectives "total" and "average" to indicate th [..]

A cost or expense where the total changes in proportion to changes in volume or activity. For example, if a company pays a sales commission on all of its sales, commission expense is a variable expens [..]

Definition A cost of labor, material or overhead that changes according to the change in the volume of production units. Combined with fixed costs, variable costs make up the total cost of production. [..]

A cost that varies directly with sales, such as raw materials, labor and sales commissions

Cost, Variable.

a cost that changes according to how many people take a tour, such as motorcoach expenses VAT/TVA/MWS/GST:

Costs that vary directly with the level of activity within a short time. For business analysis, all costs are either defined as variable or fixed. For a business to break even, all fixed costs must be covered. To make a profit, all variable and fixed costs must be recovered plus some extra amount.

Costs that vary directly with the level of activity within a short time. Examples include costs of moving cargo inland on trains or trucks, stevedoring in some ports, and short-term equipment leases. [..]

A cost that is uniform per unit, but that fluctuates in total in direct proportion to changes in the related total activity or volume.

The total costs incurred to produce energy, excluding fixed costs which are incurred regardless of whether the resource is operating.  Variable costs usually include fuel, maintenance and labor.

Costs that vary directly with the level of activity within a short time. Examples include costs of ­moving cargo inland on trains or trucks, stevedoring in some ports, and short-term equipment leases.

Costs that vary directly with the level of activity within a short time. Examples include costs of moving cargo inland on trains or trucks stevedoring in some ports and short term equipment leases. Fo [..]

Costs that vary based on the level of transportation operations (such as fuel or labor costs). Also known as operating costs. Compare to fixed cost.

— A cost that varies in relation to the level of operational activity.

a cost that changes as sales or production change. If a business is producing nothing and selling nothing, the variable cost should be zero. However, there will probably be fixed costs.

Those costs that vary as to level of output changes.

The cost which is to be varied with production/sale. The vari able cost of a unit will be always constant.

The total costs incurred to produce energy, excluding fixed costs which are incurred regardless of whether the resource is operating. Variable costs usually include fuel, increased maintenance and additional labor.

a cost that changes according to how many people take a tour, such as motor coach expenses

In general, cost that changes with changes in the quantity of output produced. More specifically, variable cost is combined with the adjectives "total" and "average" to indicate th [..]

A cost that varies in relation to the level of operational activity.

A cost that fluctuates with the volume or activity level of business.

Costs, such as fuel costs, that depend upon the amount of electric energy supplied.

(accounting) A cost that changes with the change in volume of activity of an organization. ''Variable costs of nuclear-generated electricity seem low.'' ''Variable costs may actually vary with t [..]

of production is the part of total cost that varies with output because it is associated with the use of variable inputs.

A cost that is directly proportional to the volume of output produced. When production is zero, the variable cost is equal to zero.