BT 365 COST PLANNING AND CONTROL Lecturer: J.K. Ofori-Kuragu September‚ 2006 Course Objectives / Course Outline: At the end of this course‚ you will know: 1. What Cost Control is. 2. Purposes of Cost control. 3. Elements of Cost Control 4. The Introduction to Cost Control Systems. 5. Cost Analysis and Cost planning 6. Costs in Use 7. Introduction to Value Engineering Recommended Texts • A. Ashworth Cost Studies of Buildings • Ivor Seeley
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The Cost of Capital 1 Background As investors desire to obtain the best/highest return on their investments in securities such as shares (Equity) and loans to companies such as debentures (Debt)‚ these returns are costs to the companies paying these Dividends (on equity) and Interest (on Debts)! It all depends on the perspective from which we chose to view the calculation (are we Earning or Paying?) Companies MUST consider the cost of financing they receive in the form of equity or debt if they
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Solutions to Chapter 12 The Cost of Capital 1. The yield to maturity for the bonds (since maturity is now 19 years) is the interest rate (r) that is the solution to the following equation: [$80 annuity factor(r‚ 19 years)] + [$1‚000/(1 + r)19] = $1‚050 Using a financial calculator‚ enter: n = 19‚ FV = 1000‚ PV = (-)1050‚ PMT = 90‚ and then compute i = 7.50% Therefore‚ the after-tax cost of debt is: 7.50% (1 – 0.35) = 4.88% 2. r = DIV/P0 = $4/$40 = 0.10 = 10% 3. = [0.3 7.50% (1
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Explain the principles behind cost benefit analysis. Is the use of cost benefit analysis essential in the appraisal of public spending? Discuss this in the light of a transport capital expenditure project with which you are familiar. Cost–benefit analysis is often used by governments to evaluate the desirability of a given intervention. It is an analysis of the cost effectiveness of different alternatives in order to see whether the benefits outweigh the costs. The aim is to gauge the efficiency
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to have. To get one thing that we like‚ we usually have to give up other things that we like. Making decisions require trading off one goal against another. This phenomenon is also called “trade-off”‚ which is the fundamental issue in economics that we always discuss. The opt-out revolution (Warner‚ 2003‚ as cited in McArdle‚ 2013) is a great example for trade-offs. Women nowadays study so hard at universities and subsequently obtain jobs that only a tiny handful of people can ever get. However
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To make cost estimates‚ project managers use cost analysis; a discipline that attempts to forecast the ultimate cost of a project. The difficulty about this analysis‚ especially for complex projects‚ is that there are a lot of uncertainties about cost items such as technology‚ productivity of human resources‚ economic conditions‚ market conditions‚ prices‚ inflation and other future risks and events. In general uncertainty occurs for a number of reasons: • Uniqueness (no similar experience) ⁎ Corresponding
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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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Title: “INTEGRATION OF GREEN TECNOLOGY AND RAIN WATER HARVESTING INTO LOW COST HOUSING” Authors: Prof: Siddesh K Pai –DME‚ DBM‚ BE Mech‚ PGP PEM‚MIM - Assistant professor – National Institute of construction Management & Research(NICMAR) – email: siddeshp@nicmar.ac.in ‚ Cell: 8888830544 MR. KAUSHIKCHANDRA.L - BE( CIVIL Engg) ‚ Post graduate program in Advance construction management ‚ Student @ National Institute of construction Management & Research(NICMAR) MR. VIJAY KASULA- BE(
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Marginal Costs and Benefits Marginal analysis is a technique used in microeconomics by which very small changes in specific variables are studied in terms of the effect on related variables and the system as a whole. Marginal costs and benefits are a vital part of economics because they help to provide the relevant measurement of costs and benefits at a specific level of production and consumption (McCain‚ 2008). This is the reason why I’ve chosen this topic for my paper. We use economics
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Study Material INTEGRATED PROFESSIONAL COMPETENCE COURSE Cost Accounting and Financial Management Part 1 : Cost Accounting Vol. I The Institute of Chartered Accountants of India (Set up by an Act of Parliament) New Delhi PAPER 3 COST ACCOUNTING AND FINANCIAL MANAGEMENT Part – 1 : Cost Accounting VOLUME – I BOARD OF STUDIES THE INSTITUTE OF CHARTERED ACCOUNTANTS OF INDIA This study material has been prepared by the faculty of the Board of Studies. The objective of the
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