---
title: Entering Costs and Saving
description: "**Objective**: In this video and/or step by step walkthrough, you'll learn about entering costs and saving on the estimate screen [https://vectortakeostg.wpenginepowered.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/01/Entering-Costs-and-Saving.mp4](https://vectortakeostg.wpenginepowered.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/01/Entering-Costs-and-Saving.mp4) #### Entering Costs - Material Item - Locate the Unit Price field - Left click inside of the text…"
url: "https://vectortakeoff.com/support/knowledgebase/entering-costs-and-saving/"
updated: "2022-03-29"
category: Estimate Screen
tags:
  - cost
  - estimates
  - labor
  - material
---

# Entering Costs and Saving

**Objective**: In this video and/or step by step walkthrough, you'll learn about entering costs and saving on the estimate screen

      [https://vectortakeostg.wpenginepowered.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/01/Entering-Costs-and-Saving.mp4](https://vectortakeostg.wpenginepowered.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/01/Entering-Costs-and-Saving.mp4)

#### Entering Costs - Material Item

- Locate the Unit Price field
- Left click inside of the text field
- Backspace, then type in a value
- To save the value, hit Enter or left click anywhere on the **Estimate** screen

For this example, we have changed the **Unit Price** to **$100.00**. Once we have saved, the **Net Cost** calculates to **$800.00**. This is the **Unit Price** x **Price Unit**

![](https://vectortakeostg.wpenginepowered.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/03/Screenshot_89-1-e1646760706403.jpg)

#### Net Cost Field

To change a value directly in the Net Cost field:

- Click inside the field
- Backspace, then type in a value
- Hit Enter or left click anywhere on the Estimate screen to save

For this example, we changed the **Net Cost** to **$1600.00**. Once we have saved, the **Unit Price** will automatically update to **$200.00** based on taking the **Net Cost** and dividing it by the **Price Quantity**

![](https://vectortakeostg.wpenginepowered.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/03/Screenshot_90-e1646760648746.jpg)

#### Entering Costs - Labor Item

- Locate the **EU/HR Field** (Production Rate)
- Left click inside of the text field
- Backspace, then type in a value
- To save the value, hit Enter of left click anywhere on the Estimate Screen

For this example, we have changed the **EU/Hr** to **1**. Once saved, the **Qty** of **9** x the **Production Rate** of **1** calculates to a total of **9 Hours**

![](https://vectortakeostg.wpenginepowered.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/03/Screenshot_91-e1646761154714.jpg)

#### Net Cost

To produce the desired **Net Cost** you need to enter in a **Cost/Hr** for work

- Left click in the **Cost/Hr** field
- Backspace, then type in a value
- Hit Enter or left click anywhere on the Estimate screen to save your value

For this example, we have entered **$100.00** in the **Cost/Hr** field. Once saved, the **Total Hours** of **9** x **Cost/Hr** of **$100.00**, gives us a **Net Cost** of **$900.00**

![](https://vectortakeostg.wpenginepowered.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/03/Screenshot_92-e1646761631663.jpg)

#### Hours Field

To change a value directly in the Hours field:

- Click inside the field
- Backspace, then type in a value
- Hit Enter or left click anywhere on the Estimate screen to save

For this example, we changed the **Hours** to **18**. Once we have saved, the **EU/Hr (Production Rate)** back calculates and has been reduced to **0.50** and the new **Net Cost** is **$1800.oo**

![](https://vectortakeostg.wpenginepowered.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/03/Screenshot_93-e1646761959304.jpg)

#### Net Cost Field

To change a value directly in the Net Cost field:

- Click inside the field
- Backspace, then type in a value
- Hit Enter or left click anywhere on the Estimate screen to save

For this example, we changed the**Net Cost** to **$900**. Once saved, the **Net Cost** will be divided by the **Cost/Hr** to produce the number of **hours**. This will effect your **EU/Hr** which will back calculate again

![](https://vectortakeostg.wpenginepowered.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/03/Screenshot_94-e1646762304330.jpg)

#### Save Values

Whenever you make changes to any values, make sure you click the **Save** button at the top of the screen

Once you click Save you can refresh or leave and come back and see the same value

![](https://vectortakeostg.wpenginepowered.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/03/Screenshot_95-1-e1646762511772.jpg)