Noun
a periodic charge that does not vary with business volume (as insurance or rent or mortgage payments etc.)
Source: WordNetMelvin & Boyes, (2002) p. 222. Because fixed cost must be paid regardless of whether a firm operates they should not be considered in deciding whether to produce or shutdown. Source: Internet
Smith 1995, p. 33. The large fixed cost of these centrales made them almost exclusively accessible to American companies with large capital stocks. Source: Internet
However, the firm still has to pay fixed cost. Source: Internet
But the state had to pay the fixed cost to the private thermal plants. Source: Internet
If private patients are charged for diagnostic tests, it should be at a fixed cost with no additional charges. Source: Internet
The senior leadership team continues to promise that fixed cost leverage is just around the corner, but has broken too many promises on this and other fronts. Source: Internet