Cost Accounting (15th Edition)

Published by Prentice Hall
ISBN 10: 0133428702
ISBN 13: 978-0-13342-870-4

Chapter 2 - An Introduction to Cost Terms and Purposes - Assignment Material - Questions - Page 54: 2-5

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A variable cost changes in total in proportion to changes in the related level of total activity or volume of output produced. Example: the raw materials that go into a product. A fixed cost remains unchanged in total for a given time period, despite wide changes in the related level of total activity or volume of output produced. Some examples of fixed cost are insurance, depreciation,...

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