>Hi,
>I am looking for suggestions on how to quantify the comparison of a job estimated hours vs. actual hours.
>For example, the report would have 3 columns:
>
>Estimate Hours Actual Hours (????)
>10 5
>20 7
>5 10
>
>
>The (????) column should indicate to the user result of comparison. One way is to calculate the percentage.
>
>Estimate Hours Actual Hours (????)
>10 5 50%
>20 7 35%
>5 10 200%
>
>
>Can anyone suggest other ways to express the comparison?
You might think of sequencing the report in such a way that the percentages that are most noteworthy come first.
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