Examples
Examples
Try the starting example
- Programme names, comma-separated
- A,B
- Programme direct costs in same order ($)
- 100,200
- Overhead pools: name, amount $, programme driver weights joined by |
- Rent,100,1|3 Admin,60,2|1
- Overhead allocated to each programme ($)
- A: 65.00; B: 95.00
- Total allocated overhead ($)
- $160.00
- Direct plus allocated cost by programme ($)
- A: 165.00; B: 295.00
- Programme allocations within each pool ($)
- Rent: 25.00, 75.00; Admin: 40.00, 20.00
Try another scenario
- Programme names, comma-separated
- A,B
- Programme direct costs in same order ($)
- 100,200
- Overhead pools: name, amount $, programme driver weights joined by |
- Rent,100,1|3 Admin,90,2|1
- Overhead allocated to each programme ($)
- A: 85.00; B: 105.00
- Total allocated overhead ($)
- $190.00
- Direct plus allocated cost by programme ($)
- A: 185.00; B: 305.00
- Programme allocations within each pool ($)
- Rent: 25.00, 75.00; Admin: 60.00, 30.00
Calculation method
Calculation method
Overhead allocated to each programme ($)
Allocate every pool by its supplied driver weights using exact-cent largest remainders, then sum across pools.
Total allocated overhead ($)
Sum all pool amounts; every cent is allocated.
Direct plus allocated cost by programme ($)
Entered direct cost+allocated overhead per programme.
Programme allocations within each pool ($)
Show each pool’s allocation in supplied programme order.
Symbols and units
- a
- Programme names, comma-separated
- b
- Programme direct costs in same order ($)
- c
- Overhead pools: name, amount $, programme driver weights joined by |
Use the units shown. A list keeps the order in which you enter its values. The symbol ^ means “raised to the power of”.
Assumptions & limits
Assumptions & limits
- A multi-pool cost-driver allocation under chosen weights. It does not determine acceptable indirect-cost rates or permission to charge a grant.
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Further reading
Charity Commission: funds and reserves background; no universal reserve target ↗
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