New to Accounting / Qb

Create a group for each amount delivered, consisting of the number of 20# bags in the quantity, plus the delivery charge. For example, "Half 20#" could be the group, made up of 50 bags plus $1.25 delivery charge (or is it $1.25 times 50?

Thanks Tom,

I think I understand you, I'm hoping I'll see what you mean after I get QB installed.

The way it's set up (and these are pretend $$'s) is that a 20# bag FOB costs the dealer $1.00, regardless if they pick up a 1/2 ton or 5 tons. If I deliver 1 Ton (100 20# bags), then the price is $1.20 per bag, so the toal cost to the dealer is 100*$1.20 = $120.00.

I assume I'll still enter the individual products and then create a group afterwards? If so, I'm curious as to what I set up the price of each individual item? Maybe that will become clear later on. So a group would be 100 20# bags at $120.00 ($1.20 per bag for a 1 Ton delivery) and another group would be 500 20# bags $550.00 ($1.10 per bag for a 5 ton delivery) correct? FOB's & dropship's would be groups as well....?

Thanks,

David...

Tom,

Finally got it figured out last night and it really wasn't all that difficult once I started seeing how things operated. I did however have to delete multiple items several times throughout the learning curve. But grouping these items will do exactly what I need and with a lot more flexibility that what I had with the Quickstart program.

Thanks again for your help. It was kind of exciting to hand out (and to get paid) my first invoice this morning. Now to figure out what I don't know about tracking inventory... I just received 22 ton this morning and have to somehow get it entered before I show that the invoice was paid. You think maybe I need a book? :-)

David...