Variable costs
Costs that rise with each unit sold: materials, shipping, processing fees.
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Break even and runway: two numbers every owner should be able to say aloud. How many sales before the business stops losing money, and how many months of cash are left if nothing changes. Both are simple. Both are routinely unknown.
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- Fixed costs
Costs a business pays regardless of sales volume: rent, salaries, insurance.
- variable annuity
A variable annuity is an annuity where your money goes into investment choices that can rise or fall in value like a stock fund. Your payments depend on how those investments do.
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