Comparing Costs for Costing Analysis

The Compare tab on the Costing Analysis Workbench is used for comparing costs for costing analysis. A rolled up costing alternative record can be compared with items' current or standard costs, or with costs in another costing alternative.

To compare costs:

1. Open the Costing Analysis Workbench form and select the costing alternative record for comparison.
2. Click the Compare tab. The selected costing alternative is displayed on the left side of the form.
3. On the right side of the form, do one of the following:

• To compare the costing alternative with the items' current or standard costs, specify a BOM type.
• To compare with an existing alternative, specify a different costing alternative.

4. In the middle of the form, select an item in the grid. Comparison data for the item is displayed on the tabs at the bottom of the form:

• The Operations tabs show operations on the routing for the selected item.
• The Materials tabs show components on the single-level bills of materials for the selected item.
• The Routing tabs show the expanded bill and routing for the selected item. Click the nodes to expand each level.
• The Assembly tab on the left shows the total final assembly costs for the selected item in the costing alternative. The Assembly tab on the right matches the assembly costs on the Item Costs form, Cost Detail tab if you are comparing to current or standard costs.
• The Accumulated tab on the left shows the total accumulated costs for the selected item in the costing alternative. The Accumulated tab on the right matches the accumulated costs on the Item Costs form, Cost Detail tab if you are comparing to current or standard costs.

5. You can make additional changes to the costing alternative as needed for your analysis.

If this analysis is for a costing alternative that did not use a copied routing, and if your analysis shows that the revised rates are where you want them, the next step is to roll the rates to current using the Costing Analysis Alternative Roll Costs to Current form. See Costing Analysis Alternative Roll Costs to Current.

Related Topics

Costing Analysis Overview

Creating Costing Alternatives

Rolling Up Costs for Costing Analysis