Millerstown, on the Nolin River, was the first community to be formally incorporated in 1826; Falls of Rough grew up around the Green Sawmill, which first operated in 1823; and Grayson Springs, a popular summer resort, opened in 1830 and peaked in prosperity about 1900.
Example 1. Assume a business produces clothing. A variable cost of this product would be the direct material, i.e., cloth, and the direct labor. If it takes one laborer 6 yards of cloth and 8 hours to make a shirt, then the cost of labor and cloth increases if two shirts are produced.
Variable labor cost fluctuates based on the amount of production output. Hourly employees are the most common type of variable labor. Many types of small businesses use hourly employees. Retail stores, restaurants, manufacturers and repair companies are traditional examples of businesses that rely on variable labor.