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Rate Analysis

  At various stages in the project management, we need to know

how much is cost of executing unit amount of the work

how many equipment or labour are required to execute unit amount of an item of work.

These things are required for the purpose of eliminating cost of construction, material planning, labour and equipment
allocation in the scheduling etc. Obtaining the cost of unit amount of an item is called rate analysis. To obtain the rate
of an item, generally following cost are considered.

cost of material

cost of labour

cost of equipments, plant tools etc.

overhead cost

profit

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