Sharing the Costs of Human Services Transportation (2011) / Chapter Skim
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This spreadsheet model is one component of TCRP Report 144, Volume 1, "The Transportation Services Cost Sharing Toolkit," which also includes all of this information in an easily searchable electronic format. The spreadsheet allows the user to enter budget and service information.
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• The model assigns the line item expenses to one of three cost categories: fixed costs, costs that vary by the number of miles, and costs that vary by the number of hours. • The user enters data for the service alternative being considered: projected vehicle miles, vehicle hours, and passenger trips, as well as whether the service being considered will be provided as fixed route or demand responsive service.
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. Instructions for Using the Cost Sharing Software of the Cost Sharing Toolkit 35 Exhibit 9-2.
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3. Number of peak period vehicles (fixed route only)
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Instructions for Using the Cost Sharing Software of the Cost Sharing Toolkit 37 Exhibit 9-4. Chart of accounts.
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Also, the Cost Sharing Model provides, at the user's discretion, the opportunity to include depreciation in the computation of fully allocated costs. In most cases, however, it is recommended that the user not include depreciation in the model's computations.
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First, indicate if the service for which you want to compute the fully allocated cost is a fixed route service or a demand response service. Click on the appropriate button to signify the mode of service (Exhibit 9-6)
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Step 4: Compute the Price of Service Pricing the Specified Transportation Service Now that you have computed the fully allocated cost of a service, you can express that cost in common pricing terms. The Cost Sharing Model provides three options for pricing transportation services: 1.
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for the fully allocated cost of another transportation service or contract. Instructions for Using the Cost Sharing Software of the Cost Sharing Toolkit 41
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