MSFFDM4007 — Identify and calculate production costs

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What an assessment for MSFFDM4007 must cover

30 assessable components: 4 elements (15 performance criteria), 5 performance evidence and 7 knowledge evidence requirements, plus 3 foundation skills. An audit-defensible tool maps every question and task back to these — that mapping is the coverage matrix Auditori generates alongside the assessment.

Elements & performance criteria

1 Gather and analyse information

1.1Identify and collect information required to calculate production costs
1.2Analyse information and extract relevant details
1.3Convert required information to an appropriate format or software and store ready for retrieval and application

2 Estimate production costs

2.1Estimate and accurately record types and quantities of materials required for production based on specifications
2.2Estimate time requirements for production activities and other lead times based on specifications
2.3Estimate and record labour requirements for direct production and handling operations based on specifications
2.4Estimate and record costs associated with wastage (labour, materials, consumables) based on specifications and previous project outcomes

3 Determine production costs

3.1Calculate and document total production costs using required software in accordance with workplace procedures
3.2Determine and document allowance for overheads and mark-up percentages in accordance with workplace procedures
3.3Determine costs associated with transportation and packaging of product
3.4Calculate and communicate final cost to customer through liaison with marketing/sales personnel and other personnel involved in financial decision-making

4 Document costing

4.1Document details of costs in accordance with workplace procedures and formats
4.2Check and verify costing details in accordance with workplace procedures
4.3File and store costing information for future reference in accordance with workplace procedures
4.4Respond appropriately and in accordance with workplace procedures to changes in scope and other requirements

Performance evidence

identify and calculate production and product costs for two different products
deliver documentation that identifies accurate costing information about all of the following: materials, labour, overheads and percentage mark-ups, wastage, transport and packaging where relevant
produce reporting that shows the collection, organisation, and interpretation of information including procedures (in the context of cost), materials costings, payroll data, accounting records, costing matrices of other businesses and past production data
select suitable software or other means for documenting and communicating the production and product costs
adapt costings based on differences or changes in production scope, and report on the impact of those changes for one of the products

Knowledge evidence

information required to establish production costs and what specific details are required: product specifications, process specifications, production plan, labour unit costs, warehousing and distribution, logistic support contracts, supply agreements
overhead costs: rental/lease costs, utilities, non-production resources, depreciation of plant and equipment, warehousing margins, physical distribution unit costs, insurance
workplace financial and costing policies and procedures for calculating and communicating costings
how changes in product/production scope impact on costings
features of software applications for calculating production costs to inform appropriate selection
methods of communication relating to documenting production costs for both internal workplace and stakeholder/client consumption
mathematical procedures used to calculate production costs: estimation, the four basic mathematical operations: addition, subtraction, multiplication, and division, calculation of percentage mark-ups

Foundation skills

Numeracy: skills to identify and interpret different data types, perform calculations including measurements and provide product and production estimates.
Reading: skills to interpret product and production costing information.
Writing and oral communication: skills to record and report on production costing processes and information accurately.

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What does an assessment tool for MSFFDM4007 need to cover?

To satisfy the Principles of Assessment and Rules of Evidence, an assessment for MSFFDM4007 needs to address all 30 unit components: 4 elements with 15 performance criteria, 5 performance evidence requirements, 7 knowledge evidence requirements, and the foundation skills. A coverage matrix mapping each question and task to these components is what an auditor looks for.

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