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S.3.12.1 The following procedure will be used in determining penalties:
a. Penalty A will be calculated using procedure Penalty Method A - Fixed Point Deductions
b. Penalty B will be calculated using procedure Penalty Method B – Adjusted Cost Additions
c. The greater of the two penalties will be applied against the Cost Event score
Penalty A expressed in points will be deducted from the Cost Event score
Penalty B expressed in dollars will be added to the Adjusted Cost of the vehicle
S.3.12.2 Any error that results in a team over reporting a cost in their Cost Report will not be further penalized.
S.3.12.3 Any instance where a team’s score benefits by an intentional or unintentional error on the
part of the students will be corrected on a case by case basis.
S.3.12.4 Penalty Method A - Fixed Point Deductions
a. From the Bill of Material, the Cost Judges will determine if all Parts and Processes have been included in the analysis.
b. In the case of any omission or error a penalty proportional to the BOM level of the error will be imposed:
Missing/inaccurate Material, Process, Fastener 1 point
Missing/inaccurate Part 3 point
Missing/inaccurate Assembly 5 point
c. Each of the penalties listed above supersedes the previous penalty.
Example - if a point deduction is given for a missing Assembly, the missing Parts are ignored.
d. Differences other than those listed above will be deducted at the discretion of the Cost Judges.
S.3.12.5 Penalty Method B – Adjusted Cost Additions
a. The table cost for the missing or incomplete items will be calculated from the standard Cost Tables.
b. The penalty will be a value equal to twice the difference between the team cost and the correct cost for all items in error.
Penalty = 2 x (Table Cost – Team Reported Cost)
The table costs of all items in error are included in the calculation. A missing Assembly would include the price of all Parts, Materials, Processes and Fasteners making up the Assembly.