diff --git a/app/models/group_order.rb b/app/models/group_order.rb
index 1a730b88..788c1656 100644
--- a/app/models/group_order.rb
+++ b/app/models/group_order.rb
@@ -29,13 +29,18 @@ class GroupOrder < ActiveRecord::Base
   named_scope :finished, lambda { {:conditions => ["order_id IN (?)", Order.finished_not_closed.collect(&:id)]} }
   
   # Updates the "price" attribute.
-  # This will be the maximum value of an open order or
-  # the value depending of the article results.
+  # Until the order is finished this will be the maximum price or
+  # the minimum price depending on configuration. When the order is finished it
+  # will be the value depending of the article results.
   def update_price!
     total = 0
     for article in group_order_articles.find(:all, :include => :order_article)
       unless order.finished?
-        total += article.order_article.article.fc_price * (article.quantity + article.tolerance)
+        if Foodsoft.config[:tolerance_is_costly]
+          total += article.order_article.article.fc_price * (article.quantity + article.tolerance)
+        else
+          total += article.order_article.article.fc_price * article.quantity
+        end
       else
         total += article.order_article.price.fc_price * article.result
       end
diff --git a/app/views/ordering/my_order_result.haml b/app/views/ordering/my_order_result.haml
index ecd7a736..21d9dc14 100644
--- a/app/views/ordering/my_order_result.haml
+++ b/app/views/ordering/my_order_result.haml
@@ -78,7 +78,10 @@
                 - tolerance = goa.tolerance
                 - result = goa.result
                 - if @order.open?
-                  - sub_total = oa.price.fc_price * (quantity + tolerance)
+                  - if Foodsoft.config[:tolerance_is_costly]
+                    - sub_total = oa.price.fc_price * (quantity + tolerance)
+                  - else
+                    - sub_total = oa.price.fc_price * quantity
                 - else
                   - sub_total = oa.price.fc_price * result
               - else
diff --git a/app/views/ordering/order.rhtml b/app/views/ordering/order.rhtml
index 654cf55f..6daf9a1e 100644
--- a/app/views/ordering/order.rhtml
+++ b/app/views/ordering/order.rhtml
@@ -32,9 +32,12 @@
           </tr>
 				<%-
 				order_articles.each do |order_article|
-	                article_total = @price[i] * (@tolerance[i] + @quantity[i]);
+                    if Foodsoft.config[:tolerance_is_costly]
+                        article_total = @price[i] * (@tolerance[i] + @quantity[i])
+                    else
+                        article_total = @price[i] * @quantity[i]
+                    end
 	                total += article_total
-
         -%>
           <tr class="<%= cycle('even', 'odd', :name => 'articles') %>" valign="top">
               <td class="name">
@@ -107,13 +110,22 @@
 <script type="text/javascript">
 //<![CDATA[
     // preset data
-<% for i in 0...@price.size -%>
+<% if Foodsoft.config[:tolerance_is_costly]
+       for i in 0...@price.size -%>
     addData(<%= @price[i] %>, <%= @unit[i] %>, <%= @price[i] * (@tolerance[i] + @quantity[i])%>, <%= @others_quantity[i] %>, <%= @others_tolerance[i] %>, <%= @used_quantity[i] %>, 0);
-<% end -%>
+<%     end
+    else
+       for j in 0...@price.size -%>
+    addData(<%= @price[j] %>, <%= @unit[j] %>, <%= @price[j] * @quantity[j]%>, <%= @others_quantity[j] %>, <%= @others_tolerance[j] %>, <%= @used_quantity[j] %>, 0);
+<%    end
+    end%>
     setGroupBalance(<%= @availableFunds %>);
 
     // localization 
     setDecimalSeparator(",");
+
+    // configuration
+    setToleranceBehaviour(<%= Foodsoft.config[:tolerance_is_costly] %>);
     
     // initialize javascript
     updateBalance();    
diff --git a/config/app_config.yml.SAMPLE b/config/app_config.yml.SAMPLE
index 02941b9b..b0d4b70f 100644
--- a/config/app_config.yml.SAMPLE
+++ b/config/app_config.yml.SAMPLE
@@ -11,25 +11,37 @@ development: &defaults
     country: Deutschland
     email: foodsoft@myfoodcoop.org
     phone: "030 323 23249"
+
   # base URL for this installation
   base_url: http://foodsoft.fctest.de
+
   # Homepage
   homepage: http://www.fctest.de
+
   # foodsoft documentation URL
   help_url: http://foodsoft.fcschinke09.de/trac/wiki/FoodsoftDoku
+
   # price markup in percent
   price_markup: 2.0
+
+  # tolerance order option: If set to false, article tolerance values do not count
+  # for total article price as long as the order is not finished.
+  tolerance_is_costly: false
+
   # email address to be used as sender
   email_sender: foodsoft@myfoodcoop.org
+
   # If your foodcoop uses a mailing list instead of internal messaging system
   #mailing_list: list@myfoodcoop.org
   #mailing_list_subscribe: list-subscribe@myfoodcoop.org
+
   # Config for the exception_notification plugin
   notification:
     error_recipients:
       - admin@myfoodcoop.org
     sender_address: "\"FoodSoft Error\" <foodsoft@myfoodcoop.org>"
     email_prefix: "[FoodSoft]"
+
   # Access to sharedLists, the external article-database
   shared_lists:
     adapter: mysql
@@ -39,6 +51,7 @@ development: &defaults
     password:
     encoding: utf8
     socket: /opt/lampp/var/mysql/mysql.sock
+
   # auto-units-conversion
   # this is used for automatic article-synchronization to handle different units
   # e.g. when foodcoop-unit should be 500g and supplier-unit is 1kg
diff --git a/public/javascripts/ordering.js b/public/javascripts/ordering.js
index 4a56184a..5a59bfc9 100644
--- a/public/javascripts/ordering.js
+++ b/public/javascripts/ordering.js
@@ -8,6 +8,7 @@
 var modified = false    		// indicates if anything has been clicked on this page
 var groupBalance = 0;			// available group money 
 var decimalSeparator = ".";		// default decimal separator
+var toleranceIsCostly = true; // default tolerance behaviour
 
 // Article data arrays:
 var price = new Array();
@@ -22,6 +23,10 @@ function setDecimalSeparator(character) {
 	decimalSeparator = character;	
 }
 
+function setToleranceBehaviour(value) {
+    toleranceIsCostly = value;
+}
+
 function setGroupBalance(amount) {
 	groupBalance = amount;
 }
@@ -98,7 +103,11 @@ function update(item, quantity, tolerance) {
 	}
 	
 	// update total price
-	itemTotal[item] = price[item] * (Number(quantity) + Number(tolerance));
+    if(toleranceIsCostly == true) {
+        itemTotal[item] = price[item] * (Number(quantity) + Number(tolerance));
+    } else {
+        itemTotal[item] = price[item] * (Number(quantity));
+    }
 	$('price_' + item + '_display').update(asMoney(itemTotal[item]));
     
     // update balance