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Glossary
Technical Foundations
Variable Cost
A company’s variable costs are items like commissions paid to salespeople, which are tied to the volumes of sales; wages to workers who work overtime or are paid by volume of goods produced; the price and volume of input materials used in the production process; and distribution costs, which will rise and fall based on the volume of goods shipped.