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A discretionary fixed cost is an expenditure for a period-specific cost or a fixed asset, which can be eliminated or reduced without having an immediate impact on the reported profitability of a business.onsequently, though these costs are classified as discretionary, they should only be reduced when it is absolutely necessary to do so. The following can be considered discretionary fixed costs: 1  Advertising campaigns. 2  Employee training. 3  Investor relations. 4  Public relations.
For example, wages paid to the labor engaged in production, prices of raw material which a firm. incurs on the production of output are variable costs. A firm can reduce its variable cost by lowering output but it cannot decrease its fixed cost. These expenses remain fixed in the short run.100. The short run cost data of the firm shows that total fixed cost TFC (column 2) remains constant at $1000/- regardless of the level of output. The column 3 indicates variable cost which is associated with the level of output.