Question

Paying for transportation to and from work is an example of a mandatory expense. a variable expense. a short-term expense. a discretionary expense.

Answer 1

I believe the answer is: Mandatory expense

In business, mandatory expense refers to the type of expense the must occurs in order for us to fulfil our responsibility. Even though technically mandatory expense cut down the amount of net income that we receive,  the amount of commute expense is not considered to be tax deductible.

Answer 2

The answer is "a variable expense". Paying for transportation to and from work is an example of a variable expense. Variable expenses are any expenses that are within your reach or control. This is also anything that you can buy in a store or service. The decision of the buying power is from you.