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Pricing

# Pricing File

This file contains the materials and labor costs associated with the equipment used in the network design. If material and labor costs are entered into this file, network cost calculations may be tracked while designing by using the 8 Autocost function found in the 9 Toggle menu in the Design screen. With pricing specifications entered, you may also add a cost estimate to a Bill of Materials.

General Pricing

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The Pricing file includes the prices of each physical device. The Pricing file stores only the prices; the part numbers are automatically acquired from the other specification files that are currently loaded into memory. Thus, it is important to make sure the Pricing file "matches" the other loaded spec files. The part numbers are listed in the same order as on the BOM. Any lines left blank in the other spec files will appear here as "(unused)" with a "0.00" cost. On this page, enter per unit cost, installation cost (aerial and underground), and an expected operating cost (if any) for each device.

Cable Costs

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On this page, enter the prices of each physical cable type, connector costs, installation costs, and expected maintenance costs. Line #s 1 through 100 represent the different physical cable types and are not editable here. The column labeled "Cost per 100" is the cost of that particular cable type per 100 feet, or per 100 meters if meters are specified in the Parameters. The connectors "Feed-Thru" and "Pin-Type", represent the cost of feed- through and pin-type connectors for each respective cable type.

The five columns under "Series x/100" refer to the cost to either hang or bury 100 feet (meters) of that particular cable type. The columns labeled "0nn", "1nn", "2nn", "3nn", "4nn", and "5nn" represent cable categories 0 and 100 - 900, respectively. This option is there because it may not cost as much to hang or bury backfeed or parallel cable as it does to hang or bury the first cable. The categories also sometimes represent direct bury verses plowed or conduit type trenches. The last column, "Maintenance", refers to the expected maintenance cost of 100 feet (meters) of each physical cable type.