GENERAL ADMINISTRATIVE SERVICES COSTING METHODOLOGY. REVIEW OF EXISTING COSTING PROCEDURES. VOLUME I. EXECUTIVE SUMMARY WITH PRELIMINARY INTERPRETIVE COMMENTS

The report summarizes significant railroad industry practices relating to evaluating and controlling general administrative costs which were observed during visits to five railroads. Included in the report are preliminary interpretive comments concerning related costing procedures and methodologies. The observations and thoughts provided in this report will be further synthesized in a subsequent report which will address improved costing procedures and methodologies for G&A.

• Corporate Authors:

  Price Waterhouse and Company

  1801 K Street, NW
  Washington, DC  United States  20006

  Federal Railroad Administration

  Office of Policy and Program Development, 1200 New Jersey Avenue, SE
  Washington, DC  United States  20590
• Authors:
  • Whelan, J H
  • Keller, P M
• Publication Date: 1979-5

Media Info

• Pagination: 45 p.

Subject/Index Terms

• TRT Terms: Accounting; Administrative procedures; Analysis; Budgeting; Cost control; Costs; Expenses; Finance; Information services; Information systems; Management; Railroads
• Uncontrolled Terms: Cost analysis; Financial management
• Old TRIS Terms: Administrative support
• Subject Areas: Administration and Management; Economics; Finance; Railroads;

Filing Info

• Accession Number: 00313100
• Record Type: Publication
• Source Agency: National Technical Information Service
• Report/Paper Numbers: FRA-OPPD-79-14 Final Rpt.
• Contract Numbers: DOT-FR-75167
• Files: NTIS, TRIS, USDOT
• Created Date: May 7 1980 12:00AM