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.
A discretionary fixed cost is an expenditure for a period-specific cost or a fixed asset, which can be eliminated or reduced without having an immediate impact on the reported profitability of a business.onsequently, though these costs are classified as discretionary, they should only be reduced when it is absolutely necessary to do so. The following can be considered discretionary fixed costs: 1  Advertising campaigns. 2  Employee training. 3  Investor relations. 4  Public relations.