New York Codes Rules Regulations (Last Updated: March 27,2024) |
TITLE 10. Department of Health |
Chapter V. Medical Facilities |
Subchapter A. Medical Facilities—Minimum Standards |
Article 9. Residential Health Care Facility Uniform Reporting |
Part 451. Definitions |
Sec. 451.114. Fixed cost (or expense)
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- An operating expense, or operating expense as a class, that does not vary with business volume. Examples: interest on bonds; rent; property tax; depreciation (sometimes in part); minimal amounts of general overhead. Fixed costs are not fixed in the sense that they do not fluctuate or vary; they vary, but from causes independent of volume.