diff --git a/spec/models/rate_spec.rb b/spec/models/rate_spec.rb
index 2cc42d8..c87ed7b 100644
--- a/spec/models/rate_spec.rb
+++ b/spec/models/rate_spec.rb
@@ -185,4 +185,36 @@ describe Rate, 'for' do
       
     end
   end
+
+  describe 'with a user and project' do
+    it 'should find all the rates for a user on the project before today' 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.today.to_s
+                                                       ],
+                                        :order => 'date_in_effect DESC'
+                                      }).and_return(rate1)
+      Rate.for(@user, @project)
+      
+    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.today.to_s
+                                                       ],
+                                        :order => 'date_in_effect DESC'
+                                      }).and_return(rate1)
+      Rate.for(@user, @project).should eql(rate1.amount)
+      
+    end
+  end
 end