diff --git a/spec/models/rate_spec.rb b/spec/models/rate_spec.rb
index c87ed7b..261a8aa 100644
--- a/spec/models/rate_spec.rb
+++ b/spec/models/rate_spec.rb
@@ -218,3 +218,40 @@ describe Rate, 'for' do
     end
   end
 end
+
+describe Rate, 'for_user_project_and_date (private)' do
+  before(:each) do
+    @user = mock_model(User)
+    @project = mock_model(Project)
+    @date = '2009-01-01'
+  end
+
+  it 'should find all the rates for a user on the project before the date' do
+    rate1 = mock_model(Rate, :amount => 50.50)
+      
+    Rate.should_receive(:find).with(:first, {
+                                      :conditions => ["user_id IN (?) AND project_id IN (?) AND date_in_effect <= ?",
+                                                      @user.id,
+                                                      @project.id,
+                                                      @date
+                                                     ],
+                                      :order => 'date_in_effect DESC'
+                                    }).and_return(rate1)
+
+    Rate.send(:for_user_project_and_date, @user, @project, @date)
+  end
+
+  it 'should return the value of the most recent rate found' do
+    rate1 = mock_model(Rate, :amount => 50.50)
+      
+    Rate.should_receive(:find).with(:first, {
+                                      :conditions => ["user_id IN (?) AND project_id IN (?) AND date_in_effect <= ?",
+                                                      @user.id,
+                                                      @project.id,
+                                                      @date
+                                                     ],
+                                      :order => 'date_in_effect DESC'
+                                    }).and_return(rate1)
+    Rate.send(:for_user_project_and_date, @user, @project, @date).should eql(rate1)
+  end
+end