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Project Management & Agile · Foundational

Fixed and Variable Costs

Fixed costs do not change with production volume; variable costs change with the amount of work or output.

Definition

Classification helps estimate how cost scales with scope or volume.

Example

A one-time license is fixed; per-user cloud fees are variable.

Exam tip

Variable costs move with output; fixed costs do not.

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