System and method for performing detailed planning functions

A system comprising:

• a memory that stores machine executable instructions;
• and
• one or more processors that access the memory and execute the machine readable instructions, the machine readable instructions comprising:
• a calculation engine that determines a cost for a plurality of employees over a given predetermined period of time based on earnings data that characterizes a pay rate of each of the plurality of employees, dates within the given time period for a pay increase for associated employees and a percentage of increase for each of the associated employees at the dates;
• and
• a graphical user interface (GUI) that outputs a spread cost for the plurality of employees for a user selectable period of time based on the determined cost over the given time period, wherein the user selected period of time is less than the given time period;
• wherein the spread cost represents a portion of the determined cost amortized over the given time period.

A non-transitory machine readable medium having instructions for performing a method, the method comprising:

• determining a cost for a plurality of employees over a given predetermined period of time based on earnings data that characterizes a pay rate of each of the plurality of employees, dates within the given time period for a pay increase for associated employees and a percentage of increase for each of the employees at the dates;
• and
• outputting a spread cost for the plurality of employees for a user selectable period of time based on the determined cost over the given time period, wherein the user selected period of time is less than the given time period;
• wherein the spread cost represents a portion of the determined cost amortized over the given time period.

A method comprising:

• determining a cost for a plurality of employees over a given predetermined period of time based on employee data, the employee data comprising:
• earnings information that characterizes a pay rate of each of the plurality of employees, dates within the given time period for a pay increase for associated employees and a percentage of increase for each of the employees at the dates, wherein the pay rate for a given set of the plurality of employees is an hourly wage and the pay rate for another set of the plurality of employees is an annual salary;
• a tax rate for each of the plurality of employees;
• discretionary spending for a subset of the plurality of employees;
• and
• a bonus payment for at least one of the plurality of employees;
• and
• outputting a spread cost for the plurality of employees for a user selectable period of time based on the determined cost over the given time period, wherein the user selected period of time is less than the given time period;
• wherein the spread cost represents a portion of the determined cost amortized over the given time period.