Capital Investment Dialog: Cost Alloc Tab

This tab is part of the ‘Capital Investment’ dialog of a process section; for more details, see Capital Investment Dialog.

Variable Definitions, Ranges and Default Values

The following table shows a brief description of the variables appearing in this tab. The table also displays their default values and their generally acceptable range:

Variable	Default Value	Range

◙ Section-wide Cost Allocation Factor The fraction of a section’s direct fixed capital (DFC) that is assigned to this project.	1.0	0-1
○ Equipment by Equipment Cost Allocation Factor The fraction of an equipment’s purchase cost that is assigned to this project.	1.0	0-1

Symbol Key: ○ User-specified value (always input); ● Calculated value (always output); ◙ Sometimes input, sometimes output

Specification Choices / Comments

The following list describes the available specification choices in this tab; for more details on how these are implemented, see Capital Investment Charged to This Project.

•If the ‘Section-wide’ option is selected...

You can specify a lumped section-wide cost allocation factor. The section’s DFC that is assigned to this project will be calculated by the program based on that factor. By default, this option is used by the program to account for cost allocation.

•If the ‘Equipment by Equipment’ option is selected...

You can specify a cost allocation factor for each equipment present in that section. The section’s DFC that is assigned to this project will be calculated by the program based on the specified factors.

If the DFC of a section is set by user, then only the section-wide allocation will be available for that section.