>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.