In addition, medical devices include in vitro diagnostic products, such as general purpose lab equipment, reagents, and test kits, which may include monoclonal antibody technology. Certain electronic radiation emitting products with medical application and claims meet the definition of medical device.
Sales commission is a variable cost because the amount of the account is subject to variation. Think about it: A used car salesman is paid a commission say of $500 for every car he sells for the month of October. If he sells only 2 cars, then the sales commission is $1000, If he sells a whopping 12 cars, then the sales commission is $6000!!
Fixed expenses are $1,133,000 per month. The company is currently selling 9,000 units per month. Management is considering using a new component that would increase the unit variable cost by $7. Since the new component would increase the features of the company's product, the marketing manager predicts that monthly sales would increase by 500 units.