fixed cost

noun

1. a cost unvarying with a change in the volume of business (variable cost ).

Example Sentences

They also have high fixed costs, and because they serve a high percentage of Medicaid patients, they rely on payments from Medicaid, which tends to pay lower rates than commercial insurance.

From Salon

This, in turn, has meant increasing the prices for people without renewables, so it could afford "the fixed costs of maintaining and upgrading the electricity network", the company said.

From BBC

The utilities have long complained that electric bills have been rising because owners of the rooftop solar panels are not paying their fair share of the fixed costs required to maintain the electric grid.

From Los Angeles Times

The company said on Wednesday evening it wanted to reduce its "fixed cost base" and that it will "will work with its social partners to limit the impact by utilising all available social measures".

From BBC

They also say the new monthly fee would allow them to more evenly allocate fixed costs among customers.

From Los Angeles Times