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Examples of start-up costs are as follows

                       (i) Acquiring land to set-up a business.


                       (ii) Constructing building to start business.

                       (iii) Purchasing computers.

                       (iv) Investing money in purchasing equipments, etc.



                               Operational Costs: Operational costs are incurred tor carrying out the day-to-
                                 day operations of the business.

               They are further classified as


               (i)  Fixed  costs:    These  costs  are  not  dependent  upon  the  level  of  output.  These  costs  an
                                                         entrepreneur has to incur for starting a business and
                                                         also as various administrative expenses.

               (ii)  Variable  costs:  These  costs  are  those  which  vary  with  the  total  cost  of  the  organization
                                                         when  output  varies.  These  are  related  with  the
                                                         production of the product.










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