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Commerce · Q195

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Graduate and Post Graduate · Commerce · question 195

Q195

Fixed cost is a cost:

A.
Which changes in total in proportion to changes in output
B.
which is partly fixed and partly variable in relation to output
C.
Which do not change in total during a given period despite changes in output
Answer
D.
which remains same for each unit of output

Answer: Option C

Solution

Answer: Option C
Solution:
Fixed cost is a cost which do not change in total during a given period despite changes in output. A fixed cost is a cost that does not change with an increase or decrease in the amount of goods or services produced or sold. Fixed costs are expenses that have to be paid by a company, independent of any specific business activities.