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You can use it in any context where you need to refer to the costs in a business that can fluctuate, such as costs of materials or labor. For example: "We need to keep track of our variable costs so we can adjust our budget as necessary."
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variable cost
noun
A cost that changes with the change in volume of activity of an organization.
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"And it's a variable cost model.
The model works best in industries that have low variable cost of production or inventory.
"Taking on such a huge variable cost is not a smart proposition for us".
An airline seat, for example, has a variable cost of around $15.
Understand the dynamics of a high fixed cost/low variable cost industry.
What if we change the variable cost of producing a good?
From these data, it is possible to extrapolate the average ratios of variable cost by industry.
What is the variable cost per customer or action that we can afford for each journey?
The major variable cost on any flight is fuel, and this is where cuts have been made.
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Now that Ford has embarked on a turnaround plan, it can try to reverse the variable-cost gap.
"Ford has a considerable variable- cost problem right now," said Stephen Girsky, analyst at Morgan Stanley.
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Since I tried Ludwig back in 2017, I have been constantly using it in both editing and translation. Ever since, I suggest it to my translators at ProSciEditing.
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CEO of Professional Science Editing for Scientists @ prosciediting.com