INSTITUTE OF SURVEYORS JUNIOR ORGANIZATION – PQSL SEMINAR BASICS of COST PLANNING & COST ESTIMATE By Victor Lau B.Sc., M.Sc., MHKIS, MRICS 28 February 2006 COST PLANNING & COST ESTIMATE • DEFINITIONS, TERMS & PROCESSES • TYPES OF PRE-CONTRACT COST PLANNING • FACTORS AFFECTING COST ESTIMATES/PLAN 2 DEFINITIONS, TERMS & PROCESSES A. Classification of Areas B. Terms of Cost Estimate & Cost Plan C. Pre-Contract Cost Planning Processes 3 DEFINITIONS, TERMS & PROCESSES A. CLASSIFICATION
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* Contents 1. Executive Summary 3 2. Analysis Model 3 3. Company Overview 3 4. Industry Outlook 3 5. Company Evaluation 4 Free Cash Flow Estimation 4 Cost of Equity, Cost of Debt, WACC Calculation 5 Discounted Cash Flows and Company Evaluation 5 6. Sensitivity Analysis 6 7. Final Recommendations 6 8. Appendix 7 Appendix 1: Historical Free Cash Flow Analysis 7 Appendix 2: Historical Free Cash Flow Analysis 8 Appendix 3: Growth Estimations 9 Appendix 4: 2012 Operating
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Case Outline of JetBlue Airways Corporation I. Problem: The main problem facing JetBlue Airways Corporation is: how to maintain low-costs structure and continue enlarging its market share in the competitive airline industry with increasing fuel costs. II. Strategic Considerations A. Industry Analysis 1. History a). American aviation pioneers attempted to start airlines using airships in the mid-19th industry. b). Aktiengesellschaft was world’s first airline
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University of the Philippines Diliman Extension Program in Pampanga Claro M. Recto Highway, CSEZ, Angeles City, Pampanga BILL FRENCH CASE ANALYSIS Calamiong, Yna Marie Espejo, Jean Macabuhay, Minorka Salenga, Darlene Samia, Mark Valloyas, Hazel Marie BACKGROUND OF THE STUDY Bill French is a staff accountant at Duo Products Corporation. He has been doing routine types of analytical work and is reporting to his boss, Wes Davidson; a controller of the said company. French was a business
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Cost Volume Profit (CVP) Formulas: Contribution margin = Sales - Variable expenses (manufacturing and non-manufacturing) Net operating income = Contribution margin - Fixed expenses (manufacturing and nonmanufacturing) Contribution margin ratio = Contribution margin / Sales Break even point (units) = Fixed expenses / Unit contribution margin Break even point (dollar sales) = Fixed expenses / CM ratio Units sales to attain target profit = (Fixed expenses + Target profit) / Unit contribution
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Cost Accounting : An Introduction MODULE - 6B Elementary Cost Accounting 27 COST ACCOUNTING : AN INTRODUCTION After passing your senior secondary examination, if you set up a small manufacturing unit, say manufacturing of packing boxes, a problem will arise what price of each box you should quote to the buyer. Many factors are considered while fixing the price of a product/item such as competitors’ price etc. One of the basic factors is the cost of its production. Cost is essential not only
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PART I INTRODUCTION: MARKETS AND PRICES CHAPTER 1 PRELIMINARIES TEACHING NOTES The first two chapters reacquaint students with the microeconomics that they learned in their introductory course: Chapter 1 focuses on the general subject of economics, while Chapter 2 develops supply and demand analysis. The use of examples in Chapter 1 facilitates students’ complete understanding of abstract economic concepts. Examples in this chapter discuss markets for prescription drugs (Section
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! Company!Profile! • Industry:!Medical!Device!Industry! • Core!Products:!Vascular,!Urology,! Oncology,!Surgical!Specialty! • Core!Value:!Quality,!Integrity,!Service,! and!Innovation! • Market!Share:!6.1%! Stock!Price!Performance! • Current!Price!(May!10,!2013):104.61! • 52!Week!Price!Range:!108.31!–!93.68! 130! 120! 110! 100! 90! 80! Profitability! Profit!Margin!(ttm):! 16.24%! Operating!Margin!(ttm):! 26.37%! Return!on!Asset!(ttm):! 12.18%! Return!on!Equity!(ttm):! 25.57%! Current!Ratio:
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consumers with processed green coconut water in bottles. For the marketing purpose of the product we have decided to launch three product lines. The Jaul would be launched in the market at 250 ml. 500 ml. and 1 Litre bottle. I have set a reasonable price for the product so that all kinds of people can afford to buy this soft drink. I have followed the Target Costing pricing approach. I would gain a competitive advantage, as this is a first hit in the market. I have targeted a huge market segment for
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the probability analysis were little better than educated guesses. Company Background MacFadden Chemical Company was one of the larger chemical firms in the world, with sales in excess of $10 billion. Its volume had grown steadily at the rate of 10 percent per year throughout the 1980s until 1993; sales and earnings had grown more rapidly. Beginning in 1993, the chemical industry began to experience overcapacity, particularly in basic materials, which led to price cutting. Also,
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