Account > Generic Resources > [generic resource name] > Cost Other links: Schedule The "Loaded hourly cost" dialog lets you enter information about what it costs your company to employ the selected generic resource. A generic resource's loaded cost is the hourly calculated sum of the salary, benefits, occupancy costs (telephone, space rental), administrative, equipment, and maintenance costs. Loaded hourly costs are used in the Projects > [Name of project] > Analysis feature to compute the profitability of a project. To enter the loaded hourly cost for a generic resource: 1. Click on the Account tab, and then on the "Generic resources" link. 2. Click on the name of the generic resource for whom you wish to add or change information about loaded hourly costs, and then on the "Cost" link. 3. Make your additions/changes to the "Current hourly cost" and/or "Historical hourly costs" fields in the "Loaded hourly cost" dialog. 4. If you have enabled multi-currency functionality, select the appropriate currency. 5. Click on "Save." Note: The entry in the "Current hourly cost" field should be recalculated whenever there are any changes to salary or benefits, or if there are company-wide changes that impact loaded costs, such as a move to new offices, equipment upgrades, etc. The old hourly cost(s) should be entered into the "Historical hourly costs" section of "Loaded hourly costs" dialog, along the old cost rate's start and end dates, to ensure an accurate accounting of a project's profitability.