Viewing a Work Order’s Gross Profit Margin

If you want to know the profit that a sale will generate, you can view the gross profit margin at point of sale.

Note: By setting a system control, you can define whether the viewer displays an item’s last cost or next cost and whether that value includes FET. For more information, see GM Viewer Cost Options.

To view a work order’s gross profit margin

1. If the Invoice Entry screen isn’t already open, select the work order whose gross profit margin you want to view from the Open Work Order List.

2. On the Invoice Entry screen, click GM. The GM Viewer screen appears.

The GM$ and GM% columns display the gross margin for each item. The GM$ and GM% fields at the bottom of the screen display the total gross margin amount and percentage.

Note: The cost displayed on the viewer is the cost of the item at the time it was added to the work order. Therefore, the cost displayed on an older work order might differ from the cost for that same item if you just added it to a new work order.

3. To close the viewer, click Cancel.