Calculating Additions and Deductions, Distributing Assessments
Use
The additions and deductions have an effect on either the quantity of the budgeted cost or a costing item and can be expressed either as a percentage or as a value. They can be calculated on base costs and quantities and also on basic costs and quantities.
The overhead costs are calculated as assessments on the base costs.
Features
You can assign additions, deductions and assessments in the detailed statement when you cost service lines.
An overview provides you with information on the assessment parts already distributed (as percentage and absolute) and on the part still to be distributed (percentage and absolute).
Example
You have transferred the sub-hierarchy for carcass work to
Easy Cost Planning
. The outline level
Carcass work
forms the initial node.
Carcass work
Earthwork
Excavation of foundation
Pipe trenching under base plate
Concrete and reinforced concrete work
Concrete exterior walls
Concrete interior walls
Concrete ceilings and floors
Concrete supportive pillars
Reinforcements
You can select any node in the costing structure and call the exploded detailed statement.
You want to assign an additional cost for the carcass work. To do this, choose the initial node and transfer all the costing items to the exploded detailed statement.
To assign a special discount for the concrete and reinforced concrete work, choose the appropriate outline level and transfer all the costing items below it to the exploded detailed statement.
If you want to take fluctuations in the price of steel into account when you calculate the basic costs for the reinforcements, choose the service line for the reinforcements.