Microsoft KB Archive/64231

= PRJ: Prorating Fixed Costs in Project for Windows =

Article ID: 64231

Article Last Modified on 1/18/2007

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APPLIES TO


 * Microsoft Project 98 Standard Edition
 * Microsoft Project 1.0 Standard Edition
 * Microsoft Project 3.0 Standard Edition
 * Microsoft Project 3.0a
 * Microsoft Project 4.0 Standard Edition
 * Microsoft Project 1.1 for Macintosh
 * Microsoft Project 3.0 for Macintosh
 * Microsoft Project 4.0 for Macintosh
 * Microsoft Project 4.1 Standard Edition

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This article was previously published under Q64231



SUMMARY
In Microsoft Project, fixed resource costs are either accrued at the beginning or at the end of a task. If the Prorated option is selected, then the costs are accrued at the beginning of the task. Therefore, there is no way to prorate fixed costs as a task progresses.



MORE INFORMATION
Consider the following:


 * 1) Enter a 10-day duration task and assign a resource.
 * 2) On the Resource Form, assign a standard rate of $10, cost per use of $1000 and, set Accrue At to Prorated.
 * 3) From the View menu, choose Resource Usage.
 * 4) From the Format menu, choose Details, then choose Cost.

Note that there is a cost of $1080.00 the first day and $80 a day for the remaining nine days.
 * 1) Select the resource on the Resource Usage view and select the Edit menu. Choose Form. Change the Accrue At to End.

Note that all of the cost ($1800.00) is applied to the last day.

