No, wages are typically considered a variable cost because they fluctuate based on factors such as the number of hours worked and the rate of pay. Fixed costs, on the other hand, do not change with the level of production or sales.
For permanent staff, Yes it is.
No
wages are variable cost reason being is that wages are being used over and over again and does not remain constant.
An example of a monthly fixed cost for a sandwich soap is the monthly rent or the wages that they pay monthly.
Yes. Variable cost varies with the activity of the business. Unless the wage given is in accordance with the activity level for e.g. piece rate, then it should be fixed cost.
Direct labor wages are normally Variable costs, charged directly to the Production Cost Account, what is commonly called WIP. It is commonly held that direct labor wages change proportionally to the changes of the production level. In fact, however, hourly wages are only related to a time unit, not to pieces produced. True direct wages are piece-work wages, but very few industries pay their workers by unit of production. We should have the option to treat a direct labor wage as a fixed cost, just as salary is a fixed cost. Monthly or hourly, these payment are paid by time interval, not by production unit
fixed wages and prices
Fixed cost become relevent cost when a particular decision affects the fixed cost of production. For Example: Before Decision fixed cost $100 After Decision Fixed Cost $120 so in this case fixed cost also becomes relevent for decision making.
If wages are paid of those workers which directly related with the manufacturing or units then wages are part of prime cost otherwise it is part of conversion cost.
Fixed costs i.e. Rents, professional fees like insurances, licences, accountants legal support annual maintanance charges. variables will include the cost of the raw produsts to sell, cleaning materials, wages, utilities
capital is a fixed cost
rent & staff wages
rent & staff wages