Rice Lake TransAct 3.5 User Manual

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Setup and Miscellaneous Rates

Accounting

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Example 2 - Variable Added Charges

This example multiplies the

Amount Entered

on the

Transaction Details

form during a transaction by

$15.00. A “zone” rate structure would be an example that uses variable added charges. Each “zone”
would be a multiple of $15.00.

Figure 108. Added Charge Formula - Variable Added Charge

Enter the delivery charge amount into the variable charge field of the charge calculation. During a
transaction, the amount entered into the

Added Charge

field is multiplied by the variable charge ($15.00).

Figure 109. Weight Form - Variable Added Charge

A quarry has three different delivery zones; one, two, and three. The

Added Charge

for each zone is

multiplied by a zone charge of $15.00. Zone one is charged $15.00, zone two is charged $30.00, and
zone three is charged $45.00. The

Amount Entered

equals the zone number.