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Calculating Cost Rate Dilution
Cost Rate Dilution, commonly referred to as “Dilution”, “Effective Cost Rate,” or “Total
Time Accounting,” is the concept of calculating the actual cost per hour for a salaried
user regardless of the number of hours worked in a specific time period. Dilution allows
the cost-based reports to show accurate cost rates for projects. For dilution calculations
to occur, a Cost Dilution Method must be selected in Admin > Properties, the user must
have the Classification of “Salaried” selected on the Rates tab of their People Profile,
and the user’s timesheet must be in the Completed status (i.e., fully approved.)

The Administrator may impact dilution calculations in the system for Salaried users in
several ways. These include:
• Modifying a row on the People Profile > Rates tab that has extracted data
within its date range
• Importing Person data that modifies rows on the People Profile >Rates tab
• Administrator timesheet adjustments in which the number of hours worked
are changed
• Modifying a row on the People Profile > Dilution screen
• Exporting timesheets with the Mark Data as Extracted check box selected.

Demo 18.2 – Calculating Cost Rate Dilution

Log in as the Administrator, Ralph Durbin (rdurbin/welcome).

Demo Highlights

• Recalculate dilution to ensure accurate salary

Lesson 18: Adjusting Timesheets as an Administrator ©2021 Unanet. All rights reserved.
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