Product Costing:External Processing

Hi Gurus,
My doubt is I am comparing standard cost estimates of production client with another client which is its copy. The product cost estimate of a material, the cost component 'External Processing' is showing value 700 in PN client and 1000 in the New client. The cost element for 'External Processing is 700000000H as primary cost element and another as secondary cost element. I tried checking the GL account report in FBL3N regarding the postings happened in the GL accounts.
1. My question is why there is a variation of 700(of PN client) and 1000(in NEW client).
2. The second question is, from where these values are flowing.How we can trace back the flow of values for this particular cost component of External Processing' of a material cost estimate?
Is it anyway related with Exchange Rate differences? If so, how and where it is linked?
I'll be really grateful for your answers.
Looking forward for you reply soon.
Thanks,
Prithwi.

Hi,
I have checked the valuation variant 001. The startegy sequence is same only. There's no change in configuration settings as the new client is copy of production client only.
I wanted to know, the 'External processing' data or values from which.postings. How it gets picked up and how we can check its origin?
Thanks in advance for your help.
Prithwi.

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