Classify each of the following costs as fixed or$$ variable:

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Part $1$

a$.$

Cost of French fries used at a McDonald's restaurant

Variable

b$.$

Hourly wages paid to cashiers at The Home Depot

Variable

c$.$

Monthly sugar costs for The Hershey Company

Fixed

d$.$

Cost of fuel used by Old Dominion Freight Line, a national trucking company

Variable

e$.$

Shipping costs at Amazon.com

Variable

Part $2$

f$.$

Monthly rent for Onyx Nail Bar, a nail salon in Dallas, Texas

Fixed

g$.$

Sales commissions at Tampa Honda in Florida

Variable

h$.$

Monthly insurance costs for the building housing the administrative offices of Panera Bread in St$.$ Louis, Missouri

Fixed

i$.$

Monthly depreciation of equipment used in the customer service department at Klaben Ford Lincoln, a car dealership in Kent, Ohio

Fixed

j$.$

Cost of rubber used to manufacture L$.$L$.$ Bean boots

Variable

Part $3$

k$.$

Cost of oranges sold at a Kroger's grocery store

Variable

l$.$

Monthly office lease costs for the Portland office of E&Y$,$ a global audit firm

Fixed

m$.$

Monthly cost of coffee at a Dunkin' Donuts store