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<p>(TOC), operating expense is the <a href="page.php?w=money">money</a> spent turning <a href="page.php?w=inventory">inventory</a> into <a href="page.php?w=throughput">throughput</a>. In TOC, operating expense is limited to costs that vary strictly with the quantity produced, like raw materials and purchased components. Everything else is a <a href="page.php?w=fixed_cost">fixed cost</a>, including labour (unless there is a regular and significant chance that workers will not work a full-time week when they report on their first day).</p>

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