# Variable cost

> A variable cost rises and falls with how much you sell, such as the goods themselves, packaging and sales commission.

Dashing (dashingerp.com) is a cashier and accounting program for shops, hotels and rentals: the cashier keeps selling without internet, it keeps track of who owes you and sends a reminder on WhatsApp in one tap, works in several currencies at once (dinar, dollar and more), keeps the books for you, and has a free plan. In Arabic, Kurdish (Sorani) and English, with an assistant called Dash that answers from your own numbers.

Canonical: https://dashingerp.com/en/glossary/variable-cost

A variable cost rises and falls with how much you sell, such as the goods themselves, packaging and sales commission.

_Last updated 2026-10-29_

## What it means for a shop owner

If you sell nothing you pay none of it. Subtract it from the selling price to see what each sale contributes toward the fixed costs. That gap is the base of the break-even calculation.

## A worked example

You sell a piece at 10 and it costs 6 with packaging. Each sale contributes 4, and to cover 1,000 of rent you need 250 pieces.

## Other languages

- العربية: https://dashingerp.com/glossary/variable-cost
- کوردی: https://dashingerp.com/ckb/glossary/variable-cost

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