Multiplying Currency Field

Hi,

I am trying to multiply 2 fields (TYPE KBETR) and store the result in a field (KBETR). When I multiply 722.00 * 279.00 value is getting stored as 20143800.00 instead of 201438.00. Why? & how to correct it.

Thanks in advance.

Regards,

Balaji Viswanath.