Basic fee - Basic fee

Japanese: 基本料金 - きほんりょうきん
Basic fee - Basic fee

…(2) Two-part tariffs This is a common method of price formation for public utilities, whether privately or publicly run, such as electricity, telephone, water, and gas. The tariff consists of two parts: a basic fee (fixed fee) that does not depend on the amount of usage, and a usage fee, where the unit price is fixed and the payment amount increases according to the amount of usage. Of these, the basic fee is used to cover the costs of facilities and equipment, while the usage fee is considered to correspond to recurring costs. …

*Some of the terminology that refers to "basic fee" is listed below.

Source | Heibonsha World Encyclopedia 2nd Edition | Information

Japanese:

…(2)二部料金 電力料金,電話料金,水道料金,ガス料金など私営・公営を問わず,公益事業に一般的な価格形成の方法である。料金は,使用量に依存しない基本料金(固定料金)と,使用量単価が決められていて使用量に応じて支払額が増大する従量料金の2部から構成されている。このうち,基本料金は施設・設備に要する費用に充当され,従量料金は経常的費用に対応すると考えられている。…

※「基本料金」について言及している用語解説の一部を掲載しています。

出典|株式会社平凡社世界大百科事典 第2版について | 情報

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