Business managers analyze variable and fixed expenses to know costs of business operations and expand on methods of increasing profits. Knowing both variable and fixed expenses helps management to ...

The amount of money many companies spend is in many ways directly proportionate to how much they produce. That is, there are a lot of variable costs that come with running a company. These costs are ...

Budgeting, quite simply, is the act of spending your money efficiently. The importance of budgeting cannot be overemphasized, and whether you’re looking at your individual finances or running a ...

Fixed expenses are easier to plan around because they stay the same from one month to the next. Variable expenses, on the other hand, are less predictable. Understanding both types and how they impact ...

As you work to create a budget, it’s important to understand how fixed and variable expenses will impact your bottom line. David McMillin writes about credit cards, mortgages, banking, taxes and ...

I'm a freelance financial journalist and a regular contributor to U.S. News and CreditCards.com. I've written for Life + Money by Citi, Bankrate and The Balance, among others. You can find me on ...