What is the difference between variable and fixed costs?

"Based on variability, the costs has been classified into three categories, they are fixed, variable and semi variable. Fixed costs, as its name suggests, is fixed in total i. e. irrespective of the number of output produced. Variable costs vary with the number of output produced. Semi-variable is the type of costs, which have the characteristics of both fixed costs and variable costs".

Variable costs vary with the amount produced. Fixed costs remain the same, no matter how much output a company produces. A variable cost is a company'scost that is associated with the amount of goods or services it produces ... On the other hand, a fixed costdoes not vary with the volume of production. May 22, 2017