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# Sales Cost Percentage Change Method

Within the application, QMC supports the changing of rates using a percentage. For example increasing a price by 10%.

The default method is defined on the TradeQloud Setup record, but can be modified on budget / transaction records. The following methods are supported:

<table data-full-width="false"><thead><tr><th width="270">Name</th><th>Description</th></tr></thead><tbody><tr><td>Starting Rate</td><td>This is the rate (custom or price level) entered on the transaction line during creation of the transaction</td></tr><tr><td>Rate</td><td>This is the calculated price after all sales costs set as 'Change Rate' = TRUE have been applied to the starting rate</td></tr><tr><td>Net Rate</td><td>This is the calculated net rate after all sales costs set as 'Change Rate' = FALSE have been applied</td></tr></tbody></table>

{% hint style="success" %}
It is recommended that **Starting Rate** is used in **Default**
{% endhint %}