discretionary

(adjective)

Available at one's discretion; able to be used as one chooses; left to or regulated by one's own discretion or judgment.

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Examples of discretionary in the following topics:

  • Fixed Costs

    • Discretionary fixed costs usually arise from annual decisions by management to spend on certain fixed cost items.
    • Examples of discretionary costs are advertising, machine maintenance, and research and development expenditures.
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