In business, the term operating expense (OPEX) appears in budgeting and spending, but also as an Income statement term in financial accounting. In brief, operating expenses include most expenditures for operating the firm's normal line of business, which are not capital spending. Operating expenses do not result in capital assets.
At the state level, the percentage of the under-65 population who were either uninsured or underinsured ranged from 14 percent in Massachusetts to 36 percent to 38 percent in the five highest-rate statesâIdaho, Florida, Nevada, New Mexico and Texas.
Women and children in developing countries are often the most vulnerable demographic groups after natural disasters. 8 out of 10 of the worldâs cities most at risk to natural disasters are in the Philippines. Natural disasters affect the number of people living below the poverty line, increasing their numbers by more than 50 percent in some cases.