PTA calculation

 Your company has mandated that all vendor contracts be cost reimbursable. The target cost for certain procurement is $900,000 with a target price of $960,000, a target fee of 10% and a price ceiling of $1,000,000. The share ratio is 50% for the buyer. What is the point of total assumption for this procurement?

A)$960,000

B)$900,000

C)$920,000

D)$1,000,000

 

PTA = Target cost + [(Ceiling price -(target cost + target fee))/buyer's share ratio]

 

Iam getting confused between target cost and target price? What is the significance of target price? Where will it be used? Has it been given as an extra information to confuse?

 

Can someone explain the difference?

TP= TC+TF

heard that, PTA is not included in PMBOK 4... and never been in exam....

is it right? 

 What is the difference between target price and target cost? Can you please explain the concept?

 Thank You

crushPMP's picture

I have also heard that, so not paying much attention to this. Max I would lose is 1 question in the rare probability that a question like this pops up in the real exam. I stil have 199 more to go

Since the Target fee has been given as 10% , so the TP=TC+TF = 900,000+90,000=990000


PTA={(10000)/0.5}+900000


       =20,000+900,000


       =920,000


The only thing I doubt is about target price has been mentioned as 960,000 but still there is mention in %. So considering the 10% target fee the value would be 990,000. So, based on this assumption it should be C option.


Regards


CN Patil

Since the Target fee has been given as 10% , so the TP=TC+TF = 900,000+90,000=990000


PTA={(10000)/0.5}+900000


       =20,000+900,000


       =920,000


The only thing I doubt is about target price has been mentioned as 960,000 but still there is mention in %. So considering the 10% target fee the value would be 990,000. So, based on this assumption it should be C option.


Regards


CN Patil