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Copying Multipliers

Use the Copy Multipliers window to copy multipliers from one schedule revision to another. Using this feature, you can copy multipliers across schedules and schedule revisions. However, you can only copy multipliers between revisions that use the same burden structure.

Note: You must create and save the Copy To revision before you can copy multipliers to the new revision.

Fremont defines different schedules to calculate burden cost for labor costing, internal costing, and billing. Fremont defines three burden schedules:
· Labor Billing Only
· Internal Costing
· Cost Plus Billing
Initially, provisional multipliers are used in the billing schedule. As better estimates are available, Fremont defines new revisions of burden schedules. Fremont defines the labor burden and internal costing schedules with firm multipliers, because the multipliers should not change for the year. Provisional multipliers are ultimately replaced by actual multipliers.
Fremont's implementation team first defines the standard schedule to use for labor costing on specific indirect projects. This schedule is based on firm multipliers, and consists of two revisions, one for 1993, and one for 1994.
Burden Schedule for Labor Burden Only
Name Labor Burden Only
Description Burden schedule for labor costing
Structure Labor Only Structure
Type Firm
Revisions
Name 1993 Multipliers
Start Date 01-JAN-1993
End Date 31-DEC-1993
Multipliers
Organization Burden Cost Code Multiplier
Fremont Corporation Overhead 1.20
Revisions
Name 1994 Multipliers
Start Date 01-JAN-1994
End Date 31-DEC-1994
Multipliers
Organization Burden Cost Code Multiplier
Fremont Corporation Overhead 1.25
Revisions
Name 1995 Multipliers
Start Date 01-JAN-1995
End Date  
Multipliers
Organization Burden Cost Code Multiplier
Fremont Corporation Overhead 1.5
Fremont's implementation team next defines the standard schedule to use for internal costing of contract and capital projects. This schedule is based on firm multipliers, and consists of one revision.
Burden Schedule for Labor Costing
Name Internal Costing
Description Burden schedule for internal costing
Structure CP Buildup Structure
Type Firm
Revisions
Name Revision 1
Start Date 01-JAN-1993
Multipliers
Organization Burden Cost Code Multiplier
Fremont Corporation Overhead 0.95
Fremont Corporation G&A 0.15
Fremont Corporation Fringe 0.30
Fremont Corporation Materials Handling 0.08
Next, Fremont's implementation team defines the standard schedule to use for billing. This schedule is based on provisional multipliers, and consists of two schedule revisions: one for each half of the calendar year. Burden costs for Overhead are higher for the Administration group, and lower for other divisions of Fremont Corporation.
Burden Schedule for Billing
Name Cost Plus Billing
Description Burden schedule for billing purposes
Structure CP Buildup Structure
Type Provisional
Revisions
Name 1993-1 Prov Multipliers
Start Date 28-DEC-1992
End Date 27-JUN-1993
Multipliers
Organization Burden Cost Code Multiplier
Fremont Corporation Overhead 1.05
Fremont Corporation G&A 0.15
Fremont Corporation Fringe 0.35
Fremont Corporation Materials Handling 0.05
Administration Overhead 1.10
Revisions
Name 1993-2 Prov Multipliers
Start Date 28-JUN-1993
End Date 26-DEC-1993
Multipliers
Organization Burden Cost Code Multiplier
Fremont Corporation Overhead 1.10
Fremont Corporation G&A 0.15
Fremont Corporation Fringe 0.35
Fremont Corporation Materials Handling 0.05
Administration Overhead 1.10
Revisions
Name 1994 Prov Multipliers
Start Date 27-DEC-1993
Multipliers
Organization Burden Cost Code Multiplier
Fremont Corporation Overhead 1.00
Fremont Corporation G&A 0.16
Fremont Corporation Fringe 0.30
Fremont Corporation Materials Handling 0.05
Administration Overhead 1.05
Fremont Engineering Overhead 0.95
Fremont Services Overhead 0.90
Fremont Construction Overhead 0.80
Fremont Construction Materials Handling .015


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