| They have laid off staff and renegotiated fixed costs, from lease payments to Internet access. |
| The fixed costs, variable costs, the interest expense and depreciation are allowable deductions. |
| However, he said the hotel business had changed over the past decade, with fixed costs a growing concern. |
| Main financial variables were hospital operating costs, fixed costs, and variable costs. |
| You have fixed costs, you have variable costs, and you have profit margins. |
| In fact, as the business grows and increases its fixed costs, its operating profit margins are likely to suffer in the short run. |
