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4.7.5 Money
55 Money
5501 Costs (money)
A – Operation
B – Sustainment
5502 Availability (money)
A – Capacity
B - Commitment
Figure 4-33: Money Measurement Branch
Measurement Area Rationale Defined by
[5501]
Costs (Money)
[5502]
Availability (Money)
As an input resource, money
can incur additional operational
costs to an agency. Those
costs can be associated with
the acquisition of money and
the operation of that money.
The availability of money is
determined in the same way the
availability of other input
resources is determined, by
comparing the total volume of
money available to the volume
of money that is already
committed.
A. Acquisition
Quantitative measures of the financial costs incurred by
agencies in acquiring financial capital. Measurements of
this attribute could include:
� interest payable on loans
� credit card interest.
B. Operation
Quantitative measures of the financial burden borne by
agencies in gaining access to and distributing financial
capital. Measurements could include:
� penalties payable to banking institutions for early
term deposit withdrawal
� credit card fees
� account servicing fees.
A. Capacity
Quantitative measures of the total volume of money
available to an agency for a particular business initiative.
B. Commitment
Quantitative measures of the amount of money consumer
by or committed to a business initiative.
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