Chapter 5 (Financial Management Textbook)

1. As a construction project manager, what general categories of information would you want to have on a cost control report to properly evaluate what you think is a developing overrun on an operations, place foundation concrete, that is now underway and has at least 5 weeks to go before it is completed?
2. Categorize the following costs as (a) direct, (b) project indirect, (c) fixed overhead:

• Labor
• Materials
• Main office rental
• Tools and minor equipment, field office
• Performance bond
• Sales tax
• Main office utilities
• Salaries of managers, clerical personnel, and estimators