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Cost
Size
Constant Size Const= * *
Support
+ aant
Direct
where:
Size = functional size in Cfsu
Power = 0.20 for a single production line and 0.37 for two production lines
Constant
Support
= daily support cost per production line in €
Constant
Direct
= direct cost per Cfsu in €
e direct cost per Cfsu has a target that is based on the productivity the soft-
ware factory expects to reach after the working process is stable. If the productivity
improves, the cost per Cfsu decreases. e rst process chain was delivered early
this year, and the expectation ...