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150 WordsAPA formatted referencesDue: 05/09 2:00 a.m.It is time for the annual budgeting process at your call center company. To 
kick-off the process, all the department managers and the plant accountant are 
meeting to discuss the budgeting process.
In your department, the department which receives incoming customer phone 
orders, the accountant has given you the following information:

Expense 1

salaries

Expense 2

temporary help

Expense 3

office supplies

Expense 4

utilities
You know from experience that some of these expenses seem to go up or down as 
factory volume goes up or down, while others stay pretty constant.
For each expense category:

classify it as being fixed, variable, or mixed
explain the logic of your classification
In your own words, please post a response to the Discussion Board and 
comment on other postings. You will be graded on the quality of your 
postings.
The following grading criteria will be used:

Grading Guidelines

40%

For each expense category, classify it as being fixed, variable, or 
mixed.

60%

For each expense category, explain the logic of your classification.

David · Accepted Answer

Fixed, Variable and Mixed costs – Discussion board  1 

Fixed, Variable & Mixed costs – Discussion board 
Writer’s name 
Course name and number 
Instructor’s name 
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Fixed, Variable and Mixed costs – Discussion board  2 
 
Abstract 
This paper focuses on classifying the expenses as fixed, variable or mixed. It is time for annual 
budgeting process at my call center company. To kick-off the process, all the department 
managers and the plant accountant are meeting to discuss the budgeting process. My department 
is the department that receives incoming customer phone orders. The accountant has given a list 
of the major expenses and my job is to classify those expenses as fixed, variable or mixed 
expenses and to explain the logic behind the same.
Fixed, Variable and Mixed costs – Discussion board  3 
 
Fixed, Variable and Mixed costs – Discussion board 
Definition of various costs category: 
1. Fixed costs: Fixed costs are those costs that do not change with a change in the volume of 
output. These costs remain fixed irrespective of the volume of output,

Grading Guidelines
40%	For each expense category, classify it as being fixed, variable, or mixed.
60%	For each expense category, explain the logic of your classification.

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