#budgeting

• Pre-calculation — A preliminary calculation, cost estimate, or financial and technical evaluation performed before starting the manufacture of a product, execution of a work, or provision of a service. This managerial process establishes the anticipated costs of raw materials, labor, and overheads, serving the critical role of determining the feasible selling price and project profitability.
• To pre-calculate — To perform a pre-calculation; to evaluate, estimate, or calculate in advance the costs, expenses, material resources, and labor required for executing a work, manufacturing a good, or providing a service. The action aims at rigorous budgetary planning and substantiating the bidding price before the actual start of the activity.
• Pre-calculation — The act of pre-calculating and its result; the technical, financial, and managerial process of estimating, evaluating, and pre-determining costs, expenses, necessary resources, and labor before starting production or project execution. This procedure is fundamental for setting initial budgets and configuring commercial offers.
• Automated costing — An automated method or process of determining production costs, estimated prices, or budgets using an integrated software system, without manual intermediate calculations. In modern financial management, it represents the autonomous generation of a cost structure for a product or service.