The Brown family orders pizza from Eat Around Pizza on special occasions. Sometimes they add a side of wings, and sometimes they don't.

Is the money the Brown family spends at Eat Around Pizza a fixed expense or a variable expense?

• Fixed Expense

• Variable Expense

Liz just bought her first pet, a rabbit she named Snowball! She also bought a large cage for Snowball.

Is the money Liz spent on her pet rabbit a fixed expense or a variable expense?

• Fixed Expense

• Variable Expense

Lillian spent $53 at the grocery store last week. When she went grocery shopping this week, Lillian only spent $39.

Is the money Lillian spends grocery shopping a fixed expense or a variable expense?

• Fixed Expense

• Variable Expense

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The Jones family has cable television at their house so they can watch their favorite shows. They pay $85 a month for the cable television.

Is the money the Jones family spends on cable television a fixed expense or a variable expense?

• Fixed Expense

• Variable Expense

The Sterling family bought a new camper to tour some national parks. They took out a loan to buy the camper. Now, they pay the bank $350 each month for the loan.

Is the Sterling family's loan payment a fixed expense or a variable expense?

• Fixed Expense

• Variable Expense

The owner of Olga's Cookies paid each of her workers a bonus to celebrate the company's success. This was the first time she had paid them bonuses.

Is the money the owner paid as bonuses a fixed expense or a variable expense?

• Fixed Expense

• Variable Expense

Charlotte subscribes to a video game magazine. For $9 each month, she gets two editions of Video Game Review.

Is the money Charlotte spends on the video game magazine a fixed expense or a variable expense?

• Fixed Expense

• Variable Expense

Nellie works in a busy downtown office building. She rents a parking space in the building's parking garage. Nellie pays $200 each month whether her car is parked in the space or not.

Is the money Nellie pays for the parking space a fixed expense or a variable expense?

• Fixed Expense

• Variable Expense

Ed owns a food cart that serves pulled pork sandwiches. He pays the city a monthly fee of $42 so he can set up his cart downtown each day.

Is the fee Ed pays the city a fixed expense or a variable expense?

• Fixed Expense

• Variable Expense

Tomorrow, Ed's parents will celebrate 25 years of marriage! Ed bought his parents a silver picture frame as a surprise.

Is the money Ed spent on the picture frame a fixed expense or a variable expense?

• Fixed Expense

• Variable Expense