Project 2016 Intermediate

Lesson – Assigning Costs

Project 2016

Steps

Practice Data

1. Select the resource in the top pane t you want to assign a per-use cost. The resource is selected and the bottom pane changes to display information about the selected resource. 2. Select the value in the Per use field in the bottom pane. The value is selected. 3. Type the resource’s cost per use. The cost per use amount appears in the Per use field for the selected resource.

Click the 5 Surveyor resource.

Select the value in the Per use field.

Type 50.

4. Select OK .

Click

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The cost per use is assigned to the selected resource.

Practice the Concept: Assign a cost per-use of $100 to the 7 Architect resource and a cost per-use of $125 to the 13 Windows resource.

S ELECTING AN A CCRUAL M ETHOD

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Discussion

Control how you want task costs to accrue. Costs can be accrued at the beginning or end of a task, or they can be prorated, which is the default method.

When you select the prorated method, actual costs are calculated based on the proportion of the work already completed. So, if a task is 50% complete, 50% of the projected cost is calculated as actual cost. The only exception to this method involves per-use costs, which accrue when a task starts.

If you select costs to be accrued at the beginning of a task, Microsoft Project calculates the entire cost of the task as actual cost when an actual start date is entered. If you select costs to be accrued at the end of a task, Microsoft Project calculates the entire cost of the task as actual cost when an actual finish date is entered, or when the task is marked 100% complete.

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