Tag: labor
Variable Overhead
What is a 'Variable Overhead' Variable overhead is the indirect cost of operating a business, which fluctuates with manufacturing activity. For example,...
Variable Price Limit
What is 'Variable Price Limit' A schedule of price variations above or below the accepted limits determined by the commodities exchanges for...
Fair Labor Standards Act (FLSA)
What is 'Fair Labor Standards Act - FLSA' A United States law which sets out various labor regulations regarding interstate commerce employment,...
False Market
What is 'False Market' A market where prices are manipulated and impacted by erroneous information, preventing the efficient negotiation of prices. These...
Fade
What is a 'Fade' A fade is a contrarian investment strategy used to trade against the prevailing trend. "Fading the market" is...
Featherbedding
DefinitionFeatherbedding is the practice of hiring more workers than are needed to perform a given job, or to adopt work procedures which appear pointless,...
False Signal
What is 'False Signal' In technical analysis, a false signal refers to an indication of future price movements which gives an inaccurate...
Labor Union
What is a 'Labor Union' A labor union is an organization intended to represent the collective interests of workers in negotiations with...
Wage Push Inflation
What is 'Wage Push Inflation' Wage push inflation is a general increase in the cost of goods that is preceded by and...
Wal-Mart Effect
What is 'Wal-Mart Effect' The economic impact felt by local businesses when a large firm such as Wal-Mart opens a location in...