Operating Cost Adjustments Dialog: Misc Tab

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

Variable Definitions, Ranges and Default Values

The following table shows a brief description of the variables appearing in this tab; for more details on how these are implemented, see Miscellaneous Operating Costs. The table also displays their default values and their generally acceptable range:

Variable	Default Value	Range

○ R&D Fixed Expenses (thous. $/yr) An fixed annual amount for on-going R&D expenses.	0.0	Positive
○ R&D Variable Expenses ($/kg Main Prod.) An amount for on-going R&D expenses expressed in dollars per kg of main product.	0.0	Positive
○ Process Validation On-going Expenses (thous. $/yr) A fixed annual amount for on-going expenses related to process validation.	0.0	Positive
○ Other Fixed Expenses (thous. $/yr) A fixed annual amount for other overhead-type on-going expenses.	0.0	Positive
○ Other Variable Expenses ($/kg Main Prod.) An amount for other overhead-type expenses expressed in dollars per kg of main product.	0.0	Positive

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