Companies focus on their fixed costs to maximize profits at the end of the fiscal year. If a company's fixed costs are too high, the company might not create a profit for that fiscal period.

So many of a business’ costs fluctuate based on operations. For example, the more products you make, the more you’ll spend on materials to make them. However, there are several important costs that ...

Fixed costs are expenses that remain the same no matter how much a company produces, such as rent, property tax, insurance, and depreciation. Variable costs are any expenses that change based on how ...

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 ...