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JOB ESTIMATER
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1. The Job Estimater is a handy tool that anyone can use
who has the need to perform job estimating. Its has an
unlimited application to home and business alike. It can be
used to make constuction bids and catering estimates to home owners
using it to determine what it may cost to do remodeling or landscaping.
Try it and you'll see how useful a program it can be.
2. If you find this job estimater useful, I would
appreciate a donation of $10.00. I have developed several other
applications such as these and would send you a listing upon
receipt of your donation. Just fill out the blank at the end of
this document and you will be registered for future notification
of new applications.
3. I would like to just mention some features of this program.
- this is a stand alone application
- you may print your estimate to a text file and import
it into your word processor so that you can prepare a letter
and not have to reinput the estimate and fuss with
the calculations
- you have the capability to print out an estimate on
the printer
- it has an on-line help screen to give you some information
about the use of the keys
- you can change the tax file to reflect the current
tax rate for your area
-- take it with you anywhere, change the tax rate and
you are ready to estimate
-- if by mistake the file is damaged or you copy it
to another disk the program will recreate another one
-- the default when you use the estimater the first time
is 4.5%. Change it in the program and the next time
you want to use it, it will reflect the new tax rate
- you may change the labor and material information as
much as you like until the numbers indicate 'exactly'
what you want
-- the nice feature about this is you can 'gameplan'
and worse case your estimate giving you the ability to
create a strategy and determine the most cost effective
method
-1-
- the following is what output you can expect from
the job estimater - I imported this from a text file
without any key strokes - this is also how the
printed output will appear
-- if you want to rearrange the text file after you
have imported into your word processing document you
may do so
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08/12/89 Job Estimater Work Sheet
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Material Qty Cost Extended Cost
-------- --- ---- -------------
fender 2 29.95 59.90
panel screws 45 0.99 44.55
radiator 1 12.87 12.87
right door 1 49.77 49.77
windshield 1 52.95 52.95
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Material Cost 220.04
Labor Hrs (12.0)
Labor Cost 144.00
Tax 16.38
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Total$ 380.42
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4. The install program will create a subdirectory off your root
directory called c:\estimate. If you do not want to have this as your
directory then copy the files where you like. The install
program will, after creating the estimate directory, copy the
estimate execution file to your hard drive. It will work on a
floppy just as it would on a hard drive only it will obviously
be slower.
5. Printout.bat is a file that will automatically print out
this file for you on your printer.
6. The info.doc is the one you are now reading.
7. If you have any questions call or write.
8. Thanks again for trying the "JOB ESTIMATER"
Registration Form
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Name_______________________________________________
Address_______________________________________________
City_____________________ ST_____ Zip _____________
Mail to: Jeff Young
3119 W. 29th Terrace
Lawrence, Ks 66046