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		<Title xmlns:ssa="http://www.ssaglobal.com" xmlns:HTML="http://www.w3.org/TR/REC-html40">Actual costs distribution</Title>
		<Keyword><Level1>Actual costs distribution</Level1>
			<Level2>example</Level2>
		</Keyword>
	</Header>
	<GeneralSection><SectionTitle>Example of actual costs distribution</SectionTitle>
		<Paragraph>You can link <Link href="/baanerp/tf/glossary/glossary#RefereUnit.tf" role="glossary">reference units</Link> to the dimensions in the <GUIRef href="/baanerp/tf/fbs/tffbs0530m000" role="session">Reference Units per Dimension (tffbs0530m000)</GUIRef> session and define the equivalence factor for each reference unit. With the <GUIRef href="/baanerp/tf/cat/tfcat2210m000" role="session">Import Actual Costs from GLD (tfcat2210m000)</GUIRef> session, the actual costs are imported from the general ledger and distributed over the reference units according to the selected <GUIRef href="/baanerp/tf/cat/tfcat2210m000#disbase.f" role="formfield">Distribution Method</GUIRef>.</Paragraph>
		<Paragraph>The <Link href="/baanerp/tf/domains/cat.disbase" role="domain">Distribution method</Link> can be:</Paragraph>
		<Paragraph><GUIRef href="/baanerp/tf/domains/cat.disbase#total.costs" role="enum">Total Costs</GUIRef>.</Paragraph>
		<Paragraph><GUIRef href="/baanerp/tf/domains/cat.disbase#variable.costs" role="enum">Variable Costs</GUIRef>.</Paragraph>
		<Paragraph><GUIRef href="/baanerp/tf/domains/cat.disbase#fixed.costs" role="enum">Fixed Costs</GUIRef>.</Paragraph>
		<Paragraph><GUIRef href="/baanerp/tf/domains/cat.disbase#equiv.factor" role="enum">Equivalence Factor</GUIRef>.</Paragraph>
	</GeneralSection>
	<ExampleSection><SectionTitle>Example</SectionTitle>
		<Paragraph>The total actual amount = 12000.</Paragraph>
		<Paragraph>The following table shows the budget amounts for the reference units linked to Dimension AAA.</Paragraph>
		<TABLE border="1"><TBODY><TR><TD></TD>
					<TD>Total</TD>
					<TD>Variable</TD>
					<TD>Fixed</TD>
				</TR>
				<TR><TD>Ref. unit 1</TD>
					<TD align="right">1000</TD>
					<TD align="right">250</TD>
					<TD align="right">750</TD>
				</TR>
				<TR><TD>Ref. unit 2</TD>
					<TD align="right">1000</TD>
					<TD align="right">250</TD>
					<TD align="right">750</TD>
				</TR>
				<TR><TD>Ref. unit 3</TD>
					<TD align="right">1000</TD>
					<TD align="right">500</TD>
					<TD align="right">500</TD>
				</TR>
			</TBODY>
		</TABLE>
		<Paragraph>The following table shows the distribution of the actual costs for each possible choice of distribution method and for three example equivalence factors.</Paragraph>
		<TABLE border="1"><TBODY><TR><TD></TD>
					<TD>Total</TD>
					<TD>Variable</TD>
					<TD>Fixed</TD>
					<TD>Eqv. fct.</TD>
					<TD>Eqv. fct.</TD>
					<TD>Eqv. fct.</TD>
				</TR>
				<TR><TD></TD>
					<TD align="right"></TD>
					<TD align="right"></TD>
					<TD align="right"></TD>
					<TD align="right">1-1-1</TD>
					<TD align="right">1-2-3</TD>
					<TD align="right">1-1-0</TD>
				</TR>
				<TR><TD>Ref. unit 1</TD>
					<TD align="right">4000</TD>
					<TD align="right">3000</TD>
					<TD align="right">4500</TD>
					<TD align="right">4000</TD>
					<TD align="right">2000</TD>
					<TD align="right">6000</TD>
				</TR>
				<TR><TD>Ref. unit 2</TD>
					<TD align="right">4000</TD>
					<TD align="right">3000</TD>
					<TD align="right">4500</TD>
					<TD align="right">4000</TD>
					<TD align="right">4000</TD>
					<TD align="right">6000</TD>
				</TR>
				<TR><TD>Ref. unit 3</TD>
					<TD align="right">4000</TD>
					<TD align="right">3000</TD>
					<TD align="right">3000</TD>
					<TD align="right">4000</TD>
					<TD align="right">6000</TD>
					<TD align="right">0</TD>
				</TR>
			</TBODY>
		</TABLE>
	</ExampleSection>
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