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Car owners can incur a number of costs. Suppose that your parents are willing to pay for the fixed costs of your car, but you must pay the variable costs. On the chart below, identify which costs are fixed and which costs are variable.

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Cost description	Cost type
1. Monthly car payment	fixed
2. Gasoline	variable
3. Oil changes	variable
4. Insurance	fixed
5. License plates (one-time cost)	fixed
6. Car registration (annual)	variable
7. New tires	variable
8. Toll road charges	fixed
9. Car wash	variable

Solution

Solution:

No. Cost description Cost type

1 Monthly car payment Fixed

2 Gasoline Variable

3 Oil changes Variable

4 Insurance Fixed

5 License plates (one-time cost) Fixed

6 Car registration (annual) Fixed

7 New tires Variable

8 Toll road charges Variable

9 Car wash Variable

Explanation:

The monthly car payment and the cost of insurance will be categorised fixed cost; and the cost of gasoline and costs associated with wear and tear will be categorised variable costs. Fixed costs and fixed expenses refer to those that do not change as volume changes. Variable costs and variable expenses refer to those that increase as volume increases and they will decrease when volume decreases.