Life Cycle Cost Analysis James Pappas Logistics Management and Operations‚ TLMT 353‚ Spring 15 American Public University Professor Ernest Hughes 29 June 2015 Life Cycle Cost Analysis Life cycle cost analysis (LCCA) is a process of evaluating the costs that can be identified and quantified‚ to include all factors like acquisition‚ sustaining‚ maintaining and final disposition of the item‚ that can have an impact on the whole system cost during its life span. (Blanchard‚ 2004)
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Decision Making 13.3 Types of Costs 13.4 Types of Choices Decisions 13.5 Make or Buy Decisions 13.6 Addition / Discontinuance of a Product line 13.7 Sell or Process Further 13.8 Operate or Shut down 13.9 Exploring New Markets 13.10 Maintaining a desired level of profit 13.11 Summary 13.12 Terminal Questions 13.13 Answers to SAQs and TQs 13.1 Introduction In the previous unit we learnt about Marginal Costing. Marginal costing is the ascertainment of marginal cost and of the effect on profit
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day because the 15th ride costs him $17.50 to produce but Rick is willing to produce the 10th ride for its marginal cost‚ which is $15‚ so Rick’s producer surplus on this ride is $5. L ook at below the each producer surplus of each producer: Rick’s producer surplus = (base x height)/2 = (15 x 7.5)/2 = $56.25 Sam’s producer surplus = (base x height)/2 = (10 x 5.0)/2 = $25.00 Tom’s producer surplus = (base x height)/2 = (5 x 2.5)/2 = $6.25 c. What is the marginal social cost of producing 45 rides a day
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ever increasing emission standards. With the resulting loss of domestic market share‚ ACF is facing intense competition from not only other suppliers but other Bridgeton plants as well. The task of remaining cost competitive is daunting as outsourcing seems to be catching on as a way to cut costs. Overhead Burden Rate We have used direct labor as the allocation base to calculate the figures given below. However machine hours may be a better allocation base as the plants are highly mechanized. |From
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Futronics – Cost Reduction Analysis As playing the part of Steve‚ I would first like to thank you for the opportunity to take on this important task that will help to shape the future here at Futronics. This analysis will bring you the different benefits for outsourcing weighed against those for maintaining our current central stores. It will also‚ in turn‚ provide you with the disadvantages for each option. We can first start with the option of outsourcing. We have collected proposals from five
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Lecture on Production and Cost of Production Basic Economics Production is the transformation of inputs into outputs. Production Function shows the relationship between quantities of various inputs that can be produced with those inputs per unit of time expressed in a table‚ graph or an equation. Q = f (K ‚L) given a technology Where: K = Capital and L = Labor Periods of Production 1. Short – run – the use of at the least one factor of production cannot be changed‚ or there are
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Prime cost. | B | Conversion cost. | C | Period cost. | D | Nonmanufacturing cost. | 2. | Prime cost and conversion cost share what common element of total cost? | A | Direct materials. | B | Direct labor. | C | Variable overhead. | D | Variable overhead. | 3. | On the Schedule of Cost of Goods Manufactured‚ the final Cost of Goods Manufactured figure represents: | A | the amount of cost charged to Work in Process during the period. | B | the amount of cost transferred
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Retrieved from database Business Source Complete. Kirton‚ G.‚ & Greene‚ A. (2009). The costs and opportunities of doing diversity work in mainstream organisations. Human Resource Management Journal‚ 19(2)‚ 159-175. doi: 10.1111/j.1748-8583.2009.00091.x Lockett‚ T. (2003). The costs and benefits of diversity. Retrieved from http://www.diversityatwork.net/NL/Docs/CostsBenefExSum.pdf Norton‚ S. (2000). The Cost of Diversity: Endogenous Property Rights and Growth. Constitutional Political Economy‚ 11(4)
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Chapter 8 Cost Estimation and Budgeting 8.1 True/False 1) Direct costs are those clearly assigned to the aspect of the project that generated the cost. Answer TRUE 2) Material is an example of a cost that is recurring‚ variable and direct. Answer TRUE 3) An expedited cost is one that does not vary with respect to their usage. Answer FALSE 4) An order of magnitude estimate is usually more accurate than a ballpark estimate. Answer FALSE 5) Comparative estimates are more accurate than definitive
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ESTIMATING PROJECT TIMES AND COSTS Estimating is the process of forecasting or approximating the time and cost of completing project deliverables. Cost‚ time‚ and budget estimates are the support for control. Project status reports depend on reliable estimates as the major input for measuring variances and taking corrective action. Inaccurate estimates lead to false expectations and consumer dissatisfaction. There are reasons why estimating time and cost are important. Below are the following:
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