fixed cost

fixed cost — A cost that does not vary with the amount or degree of production. The costs that remain if an activity or process stops. (Also see variable cost.) …   Glossary of postal terms

Fixed cost — A cost that is fixed in total for a given period of time and for given production levels. The New York Times Financial Glossary * * * fixed cost fixed cost ➔ cost1 * * * fixed cost UK US noun [C, usually plural] (also fixed expense, standby cost) …   Financial and business terms

fixed cost — A cost that is fixed in total for a given period of time and for given production levels. Bloomberg Financial Dictionary * * * fixed cost fixed cost ➔ cost1 * * * fixed cost UK US noun [C, usually plural] (also fixed expense, standby cost) ►… …   Financial and business terms

Fixed Cost — A cost that does not change with an increase or decrease in the amount of goods or services produced. Fixed costs are expenses that have to be paid by a company, independent of any business activity. It is one of the two components of the total… …   Investment dictionary

fixed cost — noun a periodic charge that does not vary with business volume (as insurance or rent or mortgage payments etc.) • Syn: ↑fixed charge, ↑fixed costs • Hypernyms: ↑charge • Hyponyms: ↑cover charge, ↑cover, ↑ …   Useful english dictionary

fixed cost — UK / US noun [countable, usually plural] Word forms fixed cost : singular fixed cost plural fixed costs business a cost such as rent that a company has to pay that does not depend on how much it produces …   English dictionary

Fixed cost — Fixed costs are business expenses that are not dependent on the level of production or sales. They tend to be time related, such as salaries or rents being paid per month . This is in contrast to Variable costs, which are volume related (and are… …   Wikipedia

fixed cost — fixed expense An item of expenditure that remains unchanged, in total, irrespective of changes in the levels of production or sales. Examples are business rates, rent, and some salaries. Compare: semi variable cost, variable cost …   Accounting dictionary

fixed cost — fixed expense An item of expenditure that remains unchanged, in total, irrespective of changes in the levels of production or sales. Examples are business rates, rent, and some salaries. Compare semi variable cost; variable cost …   Big dictionary of business and management

fixed cost — cost whose size is not dependent upon the amount of business done …   English contemporary dictionary

fixed cost — An item of expenditure that is not directly sensitive to changes in activity levels. Rental, insurance, and salary costs are typical fixed costs for many manufacturing organizations. Contrast *variable cost and *semi variable cost …   Auditor's dictionary