CFOS Table 1.3
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Exercise 1.3 - Sample Answers
| Types of Costs | Fixed, Variable or Semi-Variable |
|---|---|
| MATERIALS SUB-SYSTEM | |
| Course Development | (For any given course) |
| training workshop for course writers | Fixed |
| payments for course writers | Fixed |
| fees/salary for editor | Fixed |
| salary/wages for typist | Fixed |
| costs of pilot-testing materials | Fixed |
| Materials Production | |
| salary/wages/fees for DTP | Fixed or Semi-Variable |
| payments for illustrations | Fixed |
| payments for use of copyright material | Fixed or Semi-Variable |
| costs of printing or photocopying | Variable |
| Materials Distribution | |
| storage of materials | Semi-Variable |
| packing materials | Variable |
| transporting materials | Semi-Variable |
| communicating with those handing out materials to learners | Semi-Variable |
| STUDENT SUB-SYSTEM | |
| Admission & Registration | |
| assessing applications from potential students | Variable |
| entering registration forms on a computer database | Variable |
| checking data entry for completeness and accuracy | Semi-Variable |
| Allocation to Centres & Study Groups | |
| rent or maintenance of study centre building | Fixed or Semi-Variable |
| utilities (electricity, heating, water) for study centres | Semi-Variable |
| payments to centre heads | Fixed or Semi-Variable |
| provision of ICTs at study centres | Fixed or Semi-Variable |
| informing students about when and which study centre to go to | Variable |
| Tutorials & Study Groups | |
| payments to tutors | Semi-Variable |
| training of tutors | Fixed or Semi-Variable |
| teaching materials (chalk, felt-tip markers, photocopies, etc.) | Semi-Variable |
| Assessment | |
| fees/wages for marking assignments | Variable |
| rental of examination hall | Semi-Variable |
| payment for exam invigilators | Semi-Variable |
| payment for exam marking | Variable |
| Certification | |
| checking that students have met all the requirements for a certificate to be awarded | Variable |
| printing certificates & inscribing graduates' names | Variable |
| graduation ceremony | Semi-Variable |
| LOGISTICAL SUB-SYSTEM | |
| recruiting part-time tutors and issuing contracts to them | Semi-Variable |
| issuing cheques or arranging for bank transfers to pay tutors | Semi-Variable |
| maintaining the institution's computer network | Fixed or Semi-Variable |
| insurance for the institution | Fixed |
| REGULATORY SUB-SYTEM | |
| salary of institution's director/chief executive officer | Fixed |
| payments to institution's board of governors/advisors | Fixed |
| costs of strategic planning workshops | Fixed |
| costs of periodic evaluation of institution | Fixed or Semi-Variable |
This table is not comprehensive. There are many more examples of costs that you might have included in your list.
