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title: "Cost calculation."
canonical: "https://support.appfire.com/space/DLP/1745093183/Cost%20calculation."
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> 📝 [rolling out] 
> 📝 
> 📝 The **Financials module** is being rolled out for **BigPicture Enterprise cloud** users.

Here, you can find the formulas used for the cost calculations in the Financials module.

![cost-calculation.png](media://7b3f8e4c-8ed4-4ddd-836d-67a364cb3b5b)

## Total cost

| **Rate applied** | **Formula** | **Required settings** |
| --- | --- | --- |
| Box rate | Remaining estimate:<br>`sum of (box hourly rate) * task workload hours `<br>`for each task in a period`<br>[Story Points](https://appfire.atlassian.net/wiki/spaces/DLP/pages/298127016):<br>`sum of (box hourly rate) * Story Points for open tasks in a period * SP conversion ratio * AVG # working hours per day)` | 1. Box hourly rate
2. Tasks: estimates
3. Tasks: start or end date (at least one within the calculation period). |
| Team rates | Remaining estimate:<br>`sum of (team hourly rate) * task workload hours in a period `<br>`for each task in a period`<br>`and for each team`<br>[Story Points](https://appfire.atlassian.net/wiki/spaces/DLP/pages/298127016):<br>`sum of (team hourly rate) * Story Points for open tasks in a period * SP conversion ratio * AVG # working hours per day)`<br>`for each team` | 1. Team hourly rates.
2. Team allocation to box.
3. Tasks: estimates.
4. Tasks: start or end date (at least one within the calculation period).
5. Task - team assignment. |

## Actual cost

| Rate applied | **Formula** | **Required inputs** |
| --- | --- | --- |
| Box rate | Time Spent:<br>`sum of (time spent * hourly rate)`<br>[Story Points](https://appfire.atlassian.net/wiki/spaces/DLP/pages/298127016):<br>`sum of (box team rate) * (Story Points for completed tasks in a period * SP conversion ratio * AVG # of working hours per day)` | 1. Box hourly rate.
2. Tasks: time spent OR story points estimates.
3. Tasks: start or end date (at least one within the calculation period) |
| Team rates | Time Spent:<br>`sum of (time spent * hourly rate)`<br>[Story Points](https://appfire.atlassian.net/wiki/spaces/DLP/pages/298127016):<br>`sum of (team rate) * (Story Points for completed tasks in a period * SP conversion ratio * AVG # of working hours per day)`<br>`for each team` | 1. Team hourly rates.
2. Team allocation to box.
3. Tasks: time spent OR story points estimates.
4. tasks: start or end date (at least one within the calculation period)
5. Task-team assignment. |

## Remaining cost

Total cost - Actual cost = Remaining cost