Accountants categorize manufacturing companies' operating costs as fixed manufacturing overhead costs and variable manufacturing costs. Managers use these costs in a variety of ways. For instance, a ...

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Overhead costs are expenses tied to things other than the production of goods or services. Here's how to calculate overhead.

Facilities that focus on manufacturing and production track two kinds of costs: fixed costs and variable costs. The variable costs are those that change when production levels change: raw materials, ...