Variable costs vary based on the amount of output produced. Variable costs may include labor, commissions, and raw materials. Fixed costs remain the same regardless of production output. Fixed costs may include lease and rental payments, insurance, and interest payments.
The tenant farmers burn their possessions in a heap they cannot sell or take with them. Mice and other animals moved into the tenants farm home. The owners of the land told the farmers to leave the land and go as far as possible