Chapter 20 Discussions > Varible costing Why might management analyze product profitability? Why do you think service companies use different activity bases than manufacturing companies to classify costs as fixed or variable? What are the significant differences between these types of organizations? How might variable costing help management in short-term pricing policies? I expect you to respond to the posted question with a minimum 250 word response AND interact with your fellow students' thoughts and ideas by posting an additional 2 posts - adding your thoughts and insights to what they had to say. Saying "good job" or "I agree" would not count toward this grade. Please spread your interactions out throughout the week. I cannot grant full points if you post one reply after the other on a single day. Topic Threads​