<p><em>Quasi-fixed labour costs</em> are typically those associated with the number of workers rather than the number of hours they work, so things like</p>

<ul>
<li>recruitment costs</li>
<li>training costs</li>
</ul>

<p>Commonly they are seen as fixed costs in the short run, but marginal costs in the long run. </p>

<p>Other non-labour costs which have the same short run / long run distinction can also be seen as <em>quasi-fixed costs</em> </p>

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Henry
<p>What is quasi fixed cost? What is the difference between fixed and quasi-fixed cost? Is capital, land and labour considered a quasi fixed cost for a firm? I have read that when the firm wants to take new labours, it can face a higher wage, then it is a quasi fixed cost but it seems to me that it should come under variable cost as the input cost changes with the quantity of output. Any help is appreciated.</p>

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Can you provide a reference for your question? "I have read" is not very helpful.
luchonacho
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This is the reference where I read it "http://courses.missouristate.edu/reedolsen/courses/eco310/equasi.pdf" It is a paper which I browsed online.
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# Quasi Fixed Input

(Asked by: username_0 on 2017-06-15)

What is quasi fixed cost? What is the difference between fixed and quasi-fixed cost? Is capital, land and labour considered a quasi fixed cost for a firm? I have read that when the firm wants to take new labours, it can face a higher wage, then it is a quasi fixed cost but it seems to me that it should come under variable cost as the input cost changes with the quantity of output. Any help is appreciated.

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> **Comments:**
> **username_1**: Can you provide a reference for your question? "I have read" is not very helpful.  
> **username_0**: This is the reference where I read it "http://courses.missouristate.edu/reedolsen/courses/eco310/equasi.pdf" It is a paper which I browsed online.  

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### Answer by username_2 on 2017-06-15. Score: 1

*Quasi-fixed labour costs* are typically those associated with the number of workers rather than the number of hours they work, so things like

* recruitment costs
* training costs

Commonly they are seen as fixed costs in the short run, but marginal costs in the long run.

Other non-labour costs which have the same short run / long run distinction can also be seen as *quasi-fixed costs*


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