What Is the Most Important Expenditure of Most County Commissioners

question 1

Multiple Choice

What is the most important expenditure of most county commissioners' courts?

• A) roads and bridges
• B) building and maintaining county jails
• C) water
• D) law enforcement

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Definitions:

Break-even Point

The point at which cost or expenses and revenue are equal, resulting in neither profit nor loss.

Variable Costs

Expenses that change in proportion to the activity of a business, such as costs for raw materials.

Fixed Costs

Expenditures that do not change over a short period of time, regardless of the level of production or activity.

Break-even Point

The financial point at which total costs and total sales are equal, resulting in no net loss or gain for the business.