As Northern Ireland's capital city, Belfast is host to the Northern Ireland Assembly at Stormont, the site of the devolved legislature for Northern Ireland. Belfast is divided into four Northern Ireland Assembly and UK parliamentary constituencies: North Belfast, West Belfast, South Belfast and East Belfast.
Fixed Costs, Variable Costs, and Total Costs z Fixed costs are those that are spent and cannot be changed in the period of time under consideration. z In the long run there are no fixed costs since all costs are variable. z In the short run, a number of costs will be fixed. Fixed Costs, Variable Costs, and Total Costs z Workers represent variable costs â those that change as output changes. Fixed Costs, Variable Costs, and Total Costs z The sum of the variable and fixed costs are total costs. TC = FC + VC Average Costs z Much of the firmâs discussion is of average cost.
All the costs faced by companies can be broken into two main categories: fixed costs and variable costs. Fixed costs are costs that are independent of output. These remain constant throughout the relevant range and are usually considered sunk for the relevant range (not relevant to output decisions).Fixed costs often include rent, buildings, machinery, etc.Variable costs are costs that vary with output.Generally variable costs increase at a constant rate relative to labor and capital. Variable costs may include wages, utilities, materials used in production, etc. In accounting they also often refer to mixed costs.ixed costs are costs that are independent of output. These remain constant throughout the relevant range and are usually considered sunk for the relevant range (not relevant to output decisions). Fixed costs often include rent, buildings, machinery, etc. Variable costs are costs that vary with output.