Pool posting option
Use the pool posting option when you want to apply a surcharge or additional fee to a set of activities, and when that additional amount is calculated based on balances for those same activities. With the pool posting option, you must use an activity based pool and the pool must be defined using a list of activities that is identical to the list of post-to activities. To calculate each allocation, the system treats each activity in the pool's list separately. The driver is applied to each activity balance, and the allocation is posted back to the same activity.
Example
Moose Wood Outfitters wants to charge capital interest to activities in progress in their new store construction projects. The interest should be charged based on the current period costs incurred for each activity. They defined a list of current activities and a compute statement (1*.005) to identify the interest rate. Using the list and compute statement, they defined this list allocation:
| Pool | * | Driver | = | Allocation |
|---|---|---|---|---|
|
Each activity's period-to-date cost: CARPENTRY $20,000 |
* | 0.005 | = |
Interest charge $100 |
| ELECTRICAL - $35,000 | * | 0.005 | = | $175 |
| DECORATING - $25,000 | * | 0.005 | = | $125 |