On 7/1/08, Mike Hamner <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > I'm new to this group. We are also a new z/Linux shop and are currently > bringing up z/Linux. We are trying to determine a good costing methodology > to apply to this environment to be able to distribute cost back to our > customers in an equitable manner.
Selecting a valid methodology requires visiting your creative accounting department for their interpretation of accepted accounting practices. I say creative because I have seen items capitalized when they should probably have been expensed somewhere else. The opposite is true as well. We try to chage based on incremental cost (going back to fix our costing would be a nightmare). Even then, we give free ride on enivronmentals, floor space and staffing. We have a few common setups (e.g. guest with so much memory and share of CPU), then charge according to that share regardless of how much they actually use. DASD is based on allocated regardless of how much is used. We try to follow the KISS principle since no matter how complicated your allocation algorithm turns out to be, I can bet that it will be full of loop-holes and faults. My adivse, work with your accounting department on something they understand and matches your budget and the accounts within that budget. If you have a choice, run the other way and avoid this project. -- Yours truly, Yu ---------------------------------------------------------------------- For LINUX-390 subscribe / signoff / archive access instructions, send email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] with the message: INFO LINUX-390 or visit http://www.marist.edu/htbin/wlvindex?LINUX-390
