# PjM | Changes in Cost \[Exercise A\] **URL:** \ **Category:** Real-World Practice\ **Tags:** real-world-practice\ **Created:** [December 8, 2025, 9:38pm UTC](https://community.blackspectacles.com/t/pjm-changes-in-cost-exercise-a/7629 "2025-12-08T21:38:51Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 1\ **Showing post:** 7
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@dmroze wrote in seeking clarification on Question 9. Check it out if you’re wondering the same thing! > [@PjM - Question 9 - Changes in Cost (excercise A)](https://community.blackspectacles.com/t/pjm-question-9-changes-in-cost-excercise-a/7929): > > Hello, Question 9 on the PjM Changes in Cost (exercise A) is misleading, and I am not sure it is stated correctly. It asks to base the costs on “recorded hours and direct rates” yet the answer takes the multiplier into the equations. I understand the multiplier should typically be added however the question specifically calls out direct rates. Additionally, the incorrect answer confirms that this is the direct rates. Please clarify how I am to understand the “direct rates”. [ screenshot remov… --- _[View the full topic](https://community.blackspectacles.com/t/pjm-changes-in-cost-exercise-a/7629)._