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:
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Open the Costing Analysis Workbench
form and select the costing alternative record for comparison.
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Click the Compare tab. The selected costing
alternative is displayed on the left side of the form.
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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.
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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.
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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.