{"id":18690,"date":"2024-06-24T12:18:19","date_gmt":"2024-06-24T12:18:19","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/docs.daftra.com\/?post_type=user_manual&#038;p=18690"},"modified":"2026-01-04T11:02:16","modified_gmt":"2026-01-04T11:02:16","slug":"disable-selling-below-the-average-cost","status":"publish","type":"user_manual","link":"https:\/\/docs.daftra.com\/en\/user_manual\/disable-selling-below-the-average-cost\/","title":{"rendered":"Disable Selling Below the Average Cost"},"content":{"rendered":"<section class=\"wpb-content-wrapper\"><p>[vc_row][vc_column][vc_column_text]Daftra allows you to prevent the sale of a product at a price lower than its average cost, which is calculated based on the product&#8217;s purchase prices over time. We will discuss how to do so through this article.[\/vc_column_text][\/vc_column][\/vc_row][vc_row][vc_column][vc_custom_heading text=&#8221;Activate the Not Selling Below Average Cost Option&#8221; font_container=&#8221;tag:h2|font_size:28|text_align:center|color:%2304306b|line_height:2&#8243; use_theme_fonts=&#8221;yes&#8221; css=&#8221;.vc_custom_1718108706215{margin-left: 200px !important;background-color: #f6f9fc !important;border-radius: 4px !important;}&#8221;][\/vc_column][\/vc_row][vc_row][vc_column][vc_column_text]From the main menu click on &#8220;<strong>Sales<\/strong>&#8221; then &#8220;<strong>Sales Settings<\/strong>&#8221; from the dropdown, and choose the &#8220;<strong>Invoicing Settings<\/strong>&#8221; tab.<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter wp-image-43706 size-full\" src=\"https:\/\/docs.daftra.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/04\/Untitled-3.png\" alt=\"\" width=\"1365\" height=\"631\" srcset=\"https:\/\/docs.daftra.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/04\/Untitled-3.png 1365w, https:\/\/docs.daftra.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/04\/Untitled-3-300x139.png 300w, https:\/\/docs.daftra.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/04\/Untitled-3-1024x473.png 1024w, https:\/\/docs.daftra.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/04\/Untitled-3-768x355.png 768w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1365px) 100vw, 1365px\" \/><\/p>\n<p>Click on the check box beside <strong>&#8220;Selling Items Below Average Cost&#8221;<\/strong> to activate it.<\/p>\n<div>\n<div class=\"form-group\">\n<div class=\"clearfix\"><a href=\"https:\/\/docs.daftra.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/06\/1.....png\"><strong><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter wp-image-43733 size-full\" src=\"https:\/\/docs.daftra.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/06\/Untitled-1.png\" alt=\"\" width=\"1365\" height=\"635\" srcset=\"https:\/\/docs.daftra.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/06\/Untitled-1.png 1365w, https:\/\/docs.daftra.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/06\/Untitled-1-300x140.png 300w, https:\/\/docs.daftra.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/06\/Untitled-1-1024x476.png 1024w, https:\/\/docs.daftra.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/06\/Untitled-1-768x357.png 768w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1365px) 100vw, 1365px\" \/><\/strong><\/a><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"form-group\"><\/div>\n<p>[\/vc_column_text][\/vc_column][\/vc_row][vc_row][vc_column][vc_custom_heading text=&#8221;View Product&#8217;s Average Unit Cost&#8221; font_container=&#8221;tag:h3|font_size:22|text_align:left|color:%2304306b|line_height:2&#8243; use_theme_fonts=&#8221;yes&#8221; css=&#8221;.vc_custom_1718110232671{margin-left: 120px !important;}&#8221;][\/vc_column][\/vc_row][vc_row][vc_column][vc_column_text]Click on &#8220;<strong>Inventory<\/strong>&#8221; from the main menu, then &#8220;<strong>Product &amp; Services<\/strong>&#8221; and choose the desired product that you want to view its &#8220;<strong>Average Unit Cost<\/strong>&#8220;.<\/p>\n<p>In the following example the product &#8220;<strong>Notebook<\/strong>&#8221; has an average unit cost of &#8220;<strong>17.50<\/strong>&#8220;.<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p><strong><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-18702\" src=\"https:\/\/docs.daftra.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/06\/2.....png\" alt=\"\" width=\"1366\" height=\"597\" srcset=\"https:\/\/docs.daftra.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/06\/2.....png 1366w, https:\/\/docs.daftra.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/06\/2....-300x131.png 300w, https:\/\/docs.daftra.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/06\/2....-1024x448.png 1024w, https:\/\/docs.daftra.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/06\/2....-768x336.png 768w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1366px) 100vw, 1366px\" \/><\/strong><\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>Now, we&#8217;ll proceed to the &#8220;<strong>Create Invoice<\/strong>&#8221; 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