Automatic Data Processing Inc. (ADP) is a global business outsourcing services provider headquartered in Roseland, N.J. ADP is one of the largest payroll outsourcing providers in the world, and was an early adopter of a cloud computing operating model. According to executives, the vendor cuts paychecks for one in six Americans.
The reverse of fixed costs are variable costs, which vary with changes in the activity level of a business. Examples of variable costs are direct materials, piece rate labor, and commissions.
Step variable costs are costs that are variable in nature, but the cost per unit changes as the company steps to higher levels of production.For example, a company that builds houses will need to buy lumber.ixed costs are a hybrid between variable and fixed costs. This means the cost incurred has a portion that remains the same regardless of production level and a variable portion that changes with the level of production. An example of this type of cost is a cellphone contract.