variable cost

noun

Definitions

  1. 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 the number of shifts, the number of set-ups, or many other specific activities.

The neighborhood

Vish — recursive loop

No curated loop yet for variable cost. Loops are being traced one word at a time while the ingestion pipeline matures.

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