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Course Project: Week 4 Deliverables | Step 1: Update MS Project With Fixed Cost Information | Step 2: Update MS Project With Variable Cost Information | Step 3: Answer the Following Essay Questions Deliverables Back to Top Now that your project schedule has been created and your resources have been loaded, let's take a closer look at the cost of the project. This week, you will have two deliverables. Enter project cost information into MS Project-15 points Answer two essay questions (see Step 3 below)-30 points Please provide these two deliverables (MS Project file and MS Word document) to the Week 4 Dropbox. Please refer to the course Syllabus for your due date. To help guide you through these deliverables, please follow the three-step process below. Step 1: Update MS Project With Fixed Cost Information Back to Top Most projects have fixed costs to account for. These are such things as mortgages and other costs that do not change with production. Fixed costs need to be accounted for in projects. If your project has fixed costs, follow the following steps. Resource Fixed Cost List Instructions Microsoft Project 2010 The following steps should be followed when setting up your project fixed costs with Microsoft Project: Go to the gray area at the top of the project on the Duration column and Right Click and choose Insert Column. Type in Fixed Cost and hit enter. Enter the fixed costs above in the fixed cost column as listed adjacent to the appropriate tasks. Step 2: Update MS Project With Variable Cost Information Back to Top Variable Resource List Most projects have variable costs. These are costs that change with the amount of work being done. These are commonly seen as dollar per hour costs. Most of your resources will be dollar per hour costs. Follow the steps below to enter this data. Resource Variable Cost List Instructions for Microsoft 2010 Using this information, go back into the Resource Sheet to update the hourly rate for each resource. Click on the View tab. Click on the Resource Sheet icon under the Resource Views section. The resource sheet icon is the middle icon on the right of this view with two heads. Check to make sure theType field is Work and enter the dollar amount above for the hourly rate for each resource in the Std. Rate column. To access various reports with cost and other information select Reports under the Project tab. Resource Variable Cost List Instructions for Microsoft 2007 Using this information, go back into the Resource Sheet to update the hourly rate for each resource. Click on View, Resource Sheet, and enter the standard rate for each role. This will default to $/hour. Step 3: Answer the Following Essay Questions Back to Top Answer the Following Essay Questions Now that your project schedule has been created, your resources have been loaded, and your resource costs have been allocated, please analyze your results and answer the following questions. After you enter all of your resources, answer the following questions. What is your total budget for this project? Does this budget make sense? (15 points) What can be done to lower the budget and reduce the project's duration? (15 points) Formulate the above responses into a two- to three-page essay report. Remember, the report must be to a level of clarity and depth that would be readily understood by the executive management. Do support your analysis with both in-text citation and references from the textbook, PMBOK® Guide, or other juried sources. Include a cover sheet and a reference page. Use APA style format, double-space, one-inch margins, Times New Roman, and 12-point font size.