driftsinnsatser
Driftsinnsatser is a Norwegian term used in economics, public administration, and project planning to denote standard operating inputs or cost rates that are used in budgeting, pricing, and cost estimation. The concept covers the expected resource consumption required per unit of activity or per time period and serves as a basis for calculating operating costs.
Scope and components: Driftsinnsatser can include personnel costs (wages and benefits for staff such as nurses,
Usage: In practice, organizations apply driftsinnsatser by multiplying the rate for a given input by an activity
Relation to other concepts: Driftsinnsatser are distinct from capital costs or investments and from operating revenues.
Variability and management: Driftsinnsatser may be updated periodically to reflect changes in prices, productivity, or volume
See also: activity-based costing, operating cost, lifecycle cost analysis, budgeting.