Base cost and Variable Cost

Hi All
Can anyone help me to understand what is base cost and what is variable cost. And also from where can I find these both.
Thanks
Vani

Mayby you mean fixed and variable costs?
Variable costs are expenses that change in proportion to the activity of a business.
For example, a manufacturing firm pays for raw materials. When activity is decreased, less raw material is used, and so the spending for raw materials falls. When activity is increased, more raw material is used and spending therefore rises.
Fixed costs are business expenses that are not dependent on the level of production or sales.
For example, a retailer must pay rent and utility bills irrespective of sales.

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Hi All,
In a Sales Order screen (VA03), if we check the Costing, by clicking on EXTRAS -> COSTING, we get Total Costs, Fixed Costs and Variable Costs.
Can someone please help me in getting these costs, I have used Table KEKO,
In KEKO (filtered based on Material, Plant, Sales Document, Item) and executed it, taken the resultant ProdCstgNo (KALNR)
In KEPH used that KALNR, as a result I am getting 4 records, However 2 records are not correct, and 2 are correct.
In correct ones I have to add few costs to get FIXED COSTS and few costs to get VARIABLE COSTS.
My question is, which filter should I use to get the correct record (probably just one record) ?
Can I in some table get the summed up VARIABLE COSTS and FIXED COSTS, rather that I have to add them seperately ?
Please help, will award points promptly. Thanks

Hi,
In KEKO (filtered based on Material, Plant, Sales Document, Item) and executed it, taken the resultantProdCstgNo (KALNR)
In KEPH used that KALNR, as a result I am getting 4 records, However 2 records are not correct, and 2 are correct.
The table you mentioned CKMLKEPH is used for Material Ledger actual cost components.
Regd,
Khan.

Fixed and variable cost component break up in PCA

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Is it possible to get fixed and variable cost component break up and contribution report in PCA at each product group level and lower level of node. I think this requires development. As my client requires the report to have cost break up into fixed and variable in PCA at each line item level. Can anyone solve this

Hello
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Fixed and variable cost element's cost

hi,
i would like to clarify. need your kind advice.
1) can direct cost has both fixed and variable cost? can have example?
2) can indirect cost has both fixed and variable cost? can have example?
3) direct cost only happens in direct cost center and indirect cost only happens in indirect cost center?
4) can direct cost center assign to fixed cost element and variable cost element? Likewise, indirect cost center assign to fixed cost element and variable cost element?
thanks

Hi,
As per my understanding
Direct cost to a department could be variable or fixed.
Example: A supervisor in the X department would be a direct cost to the Dept A department. Since the X salary is likely to be the same amount each month regardless of the quantity of products manufactured, it is a fixed cost to the department. The supplies furnished to the X department will be a direct cost to the department, but will be a variable cost to the department if the total amount of supplies used in the department increases as the volume or activity in the department increases.
Indirect cost is the Power used to operate a production machine.
Example: The cost of the Power is variable because the total Power used is greater when more products are manufactured on the machine. Depreciation on the production machine is also an indirect product cost, except it is usually a fixed cost. That is, the machineu2019s total depreciation expense is the same each year regardless of volume produced on the machine.
As you can see, costs can be direct and indirect depending on the cost object: product, department. The cost is fixed if the total amount of the cost does not change as volume changes. If the total cost does change in proportion to the change in the activity or volume, it is a variable cost.

Variable Cost And Fix Cost Planning

What are the settings and are they in Product Costing sub module to be able to clearly see the difference in movement of fixed and variable costs for the activity types in the cost of a product. (Product Cost with quatitiy structure CK11N)
At present, in our settings, even though we have broken the rates as fixed and variable for the actitiy types in cost center planning, there is absolutely no impact in product cost for this. All costs move like variable costs.
Best Regards.

Check in Cost component structure for cost component for the attributes.
For Activity cost type attribute you must select the control parameter as fixed and variable costs radio button.
Laxmiprasad

Estimated Cost and Actual Cost

Hi Friends,
Can someone tell me, which MM tables(logically database) has these fields stored?? Estimated cost and Actual cost??
Note : Where and How can I find the logical data base??
Thanks alot in advance,

Yes thank so much for your quick help.
I see here we can get 1- Plan cots , 4 Actual cost, But in PMCO, how can we get the estimated cost, I see that WRTTP = 1 also contain the value for estimated cost but not plan cost . Please help me.
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What Is The Difference Between Budget Cost And Regular Cost For Resources?

What's the difference betwee budget cost and regular cost for resources?
Here is the explanation which I didn't understand from the book;
In planning your departmental retreat, suppose you
have specific budget targets
for certain cost categories, $2,500
for travel expenses, $500 for printing,
and $1,000 for conference room rentals. Using Project’s budget resource
feature, you can define your budget
for different categories
of items. You can then group your resources to
com-pare your budgeted
costs to your planned costs. This way, you
can view your travel budget
of $2,500 side by side with your planned
costs of, say, $3,700,
and immedi- ately see that your next
goal is to find a way to trim those travel
costs.

Hi,
You have to differenciate the proejct budget from the project cost:
The project budget is the amount of money which has been allocated to your project by the executive board based on the estimation you provided. This is not meant to be changed unless you go through a change request process, justifying why you need to change
(increase) the budget, meaning asking more money. Consequently it will not be related in MS Project with the tasks, assignments. It is entered on the project summary and can be meanly used in portfolio reports where you can consolidate yours budgets (you can
have several different budgets) among a set of projects.
The project cost is something which lives, changes along the project lifecycle. It is meant to be updated on a weekly or biweekly basis from the team members tasks updates approved by the project manager. Then the PM updates the remaining work thus the project
cost.
Hope this helps,
Guillaume Rouyre, MBA, MVP, P-Seller |
You say that the budget cost is total money which committee gave you for the project.
But the book refer budget cost for every resource. I don't understand that.
" In planning your departmental retreat, suppose you
have specific budget targets
for certain cost categories, $2,500
for travel expenses, $500 for printing,
and $1,000 for conference room rentals. Using Project’s budget resource
feature, you can define your budget
for different categories
of items. You can then group your resources to
com-pare your budgeted
costs to your planned costs. This way, you
can view your travel budget
of $2,500 side by side with your planned
costs of, say, $3,700,
and immedi- ately see that your next
goal is to find a way to trim those travel
costs. "
For example here travel budget cost is 2500 whereas planned cost is 3700. Planned cost of travel expense is created by the project manager. Who does define travel budget cost?
Let's say an employee's cost is 20 dollars per hour and I write it on the project. So how much is this employee's budget cost, Who does define it, From whom do I learn that data?

In which table production order planned cost and actual cost i can see?

Dear PP Guru,s,
from which table i can see productuion order planned and actaul cost. i checked following tables AUFK, AFVC, AFVV, CAUFV, AFRU, AFKO, AFPO. but i did not found planned cost and actual cost field. is there any other way to get this data with respect production order?
Regards,
sree

Dear,
Planned and actual costs of prod order from COEP, COSS, COSP S027 tables
production order shows the planned cost based on the quantity structure.
Please refer my reply in this thread for details,
Re: Actual Halb Material Cost
Regards,
R.Brahmankar

Target cost and actual cost not picking in production order

Hello,
The target cost and actual cost is not updating in production order when I display it in CO03 in cost analysis.
Even though we have maintained planned price in KP26.
Please suggest how it can be populated.
Best Regards,
Tapan

Hi Tapan
For Target cost
1. Your std cost must be released before Goods Receipt
2. There must be goods receipt posted on the prod order
3. You must calculate variances in KKS1/2
For Actual Cost
1. Post Goods receipt and Goods issues
2. See if any mat movements are pending in COGI
3. Ensure that operation is confirmed in PP and no entry is lying in COFC
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Ajay M

Function Module to find Planned Costs and Actual Costs against WBS element

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We have a requirement where we need to find out the Planned Costs and Actual Costs booked against a WBS element, in a year. The costs can be against all the plan versions or on individual plan version.
Are there any function modules to retrieve this value?
Thanks for the help.
Warm Regards,
Judith

Hi,
The easiest way would be to get the OBJNR for all WBS elements from PRPS and look up RPSCO and summarize for Value type (RPSCO-WRTTP) 1 for planned cost and 4 for Actual cost.
Please let me know if this helps.
jibat

IW32 needed Plan Cost and Actual Cost table name

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In IW32 transaction Plan Cost and Actual cost in cost tab ---Table Name.
Req: needed plan cost & actual cost table names for particular order number.( For New Report )
Can you please let me know where Plan cost & actual cost get stored in IW32 in Cost tab ( table name / function module name ) or how its get calcualted for particular order number.
Thanks in advance !
Regards
Rahul

hi ,
i too had same issue , i wrote following FS for that :
Actual and planned cost from PMCO-WRT00 to WRT12(the sum of values should be considered for actual as well as planned ) for PMCO-OBJNR taken from CAUFV -OBJNR for order number AFIH-AUFNR and also currency from CAUFV-WAERS .
Actual cost will have valuation type PMCO-WRTTP = 4 and planned cost will have valuation type PMCO-WRTTP = 1 , which will be placed in different column
hope this helps
regards
satish

Costs and settled costs layout in standard reports

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what needs to be done in order to have a report, for example, S_ALR_87013543 , splitted by costs and settled costs (debit/credit) ? I can't find a layout or smth.
Thanks guys.
Laimonas

Hi
Include this ZPP2 in a separate report group (GR51)... After that,
1. Create the transaction code,say, ZF01_TCODE from Se93
2. Choose "Transaction with parameters".. Press enter
3. Enter START_REPORT in the Transaction field and press Enter
4. Select the Skip initial screen and Inherit GUI attributes check boxes
5. On the same screen, scroll down to the Default Values table and select parameters D_SREPOVARI-REPORTTYPE and
D_SREPOVARI-REPORT.
6. Enter RW for the report type and your report group ZCC8 as the report value
7. Now you can save your transaction and transport it to other systems
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Ajay M

Target cost and planned cost

What is the difference between Target cost and planned cost in discrete production orders? Please advise.

Dear
Planned costs will be updated after creation of production order.
Target costs will be updated after delivery of the production order.
Plan cost = Plan qty X Planned price (std. cost estimate)
Actual cost = Actual qty X Actual price
Target Cost = Actual qty X Planned price (std. cost estimate)

Huge Variance between Target cost and Actual Cost

Hi,
In Product Costing,I am getting Huge variance between Target cost and Actual Cost.It is showing the Target Cost as ZERO.Why i am getting this target cost as Zero? what could be the reason? Kindly help me in fix this issue.
Thanks
Supriya

Dear,
First do the GR final DEV for Production order
You need to do the variance calculation in KKS2, then when you save the variance, the target cost is calculated.
Target cost appear after GR. And you will get the Variance also right.
Please try and come back.
Regards,
R.Brahmankar

Target Cost and Actual Cost

Hi All,
When is the target cost and actual cost gets populated and from where does the data comes from liek labour,machine,overhead cost comes?
Thanks in advance

Dear Friend,
speaking from controlling point of view, target and actual costs will be flown from "costing variant planned" and "costing variant actual" respectively.In above mentioned varinats, whats the process has to be followed to calculate material costs,activty costs,overhead costs etc will be defined. These variants will be assigned in order type dependent parameters OPL8.
Target Costs - In standard cost estimate(ck11n),target cost will be calculated in the following way
                          -material cost from material master and BOM
                          - activity costs from routing( for this u need to plan the activity costs in KP26)
                          - other costs from the definitions of planned costing variant.
                   - after running the standard cost estimate,u need to mark n release(ck24).
Actual Costs - material costs frm goods issues (via goods mvmts thru MBIA,MB1B etc) against
                      production/process order.
                          - activity costs(as per the price u plannned in KP26)through operation confirmation in
                            COR6N/CO11N.
                          - any other costs like overheads,cost center issues etc as per the process defined
                            in 'actual costing variant'.
Hope this will clear your doubt.
Rams.

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