Charging for Civil Engineering

Group 7

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Identification

1. It is very similar to the salary cost times multiplier with the exception that it applies a single
multiplier to unburdened direct labor cost, i.e., direct salaries without employee benefits
2. Direct salaries plus employee benefits, and includes salaries for partners or principals and for
technical, professional, administrative and clerical staff directly.
3. It is a factor that compensates the Civil Engineer for overhead (hereinafter) plus a reasonable
margin of contingencies, interest or invested capital readiness to serve, and profit.
4. Average multiplier should be from ________ times the average salary cost
5. It is directly associated with a costs objects.
6. Generally defined as the amount of money that is charged, paid, or earned for every hour/s
worked
7. The term per diem normally refers to an ____ day
8. Similar to salary cost multiplier method, it includes all direct personnel expense, overhead and
profit.
9. Compensation on the basis of the salary cost times an agreed multiplier is a frequently used
method of determining
10. Direct salaries plus employee benefits, and includes salaries for partners or principals and for
technical, professional, administrative and clerical staff directly.

Answer:

1. Direct salary times multiplier

2. Salary cost

3. Multiplier

4. 2.5 to 3

5. Direct expenses

6. Hourly Billing Rate

7. Eight-Hour
8. Hourly Billing Rate

9. Charges for civil engineering services

10. Salary cost

Enumeration

1.) 6 Computing methods of charges for civil engineering

 Salary cost times multiplier plus direct non-salary expense (Reimbursable)

 Hourly billing rates plus reimbursable
 Per diem
 Cost plus fixed fee (CPFF)
 Fixed price
 Percentage of construction cost (Percentage)

2.) A costs object is any item for which costs are measured including

 Products
 Employees
 Services
 Entire Departments