Survey Of Accounting
Survey Of Accounting
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Author: Edmonds, Thomas P.
Publisher: Mcgraw-hill Education,
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1.    Define fixed cost and variable cost and give an example of each.

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Explain fixed cost and variable cost with examples for each type of cost.

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Fixed cost: Fixed cost remains constant when volume of activity changes but per unit value will change inversely with change in volume of the activity.

Example of fixed cost: Supervisor’s salary.

Variable cost: Variable cost will change proportionately or directly with the change in the volume of the activity on the other hand per unit value will remain constant irrespective of the change in volume of activity.

Example of variable cost: Direct material cost in relation to produced units.

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