Fixed and Variable Costs
Business Finance
After reading Chapter 8 in the text and viewing the Fixed, Variable, and Marginal Cost (Links to an external site.) video, address the following:
First, describe several different fixed costs and variable costs associated with operating an automobile.
- Next, assume that you would like to travel from Los Angeles to New York City by either car or plane. Which costs would you take into account in making your decision, fixed costs, variable costs or both? Make sure to explain your analysis in the decision that you have to make.
Guided Response: Review the discussion board posts of your classmates. Analyze the difference in your answer to your peers in response to the different costs that are discussed. Respond to at least two of your classmates. Discuss the different types of costs like fixed, variable, or both.
