Making a Field Value Always Negative in Acrobat

Hi,
I am trying to create a field in Acrobat that will always be read by the calculation tool as a negative number. For example, I have a filled-in form with the following (where the blank lines are the form fields):
Base Salary               $_____________
Pre-tax deductions     <_____________>
401(k) deferrals          <_____________>
Incentive bonus            _____________
Total                         $_____________
I have set the total field as a calculation of the sum of the first four fields, but I need the two fields with the chevrons ( < > ) around them to be negative numbers, without the user having to enter the value with a negative symbol ( - ). Is there a way to assign the value entered into those 2 fields as negative so that Acrobat will subtract them from the other two values when it caculates?
Thanks.

I am unclear on what exactly you are saying. Can you give me a little more detail.
What should I put in the "Custom calculation script" to make the calculation work correctly?
And how will I know if my field names meet the requirements for the "Simplified field calculation" method? I don't know what those requirements are. If I use this method, what coding do I need to put in the "Simplied field calculation" box?
I don't know any JavScripting so that's why I was using the "Value is the _______ of the following fields" option. How would creating a hidden field to compute the negative value of the fields help if I can't make a field negative? All I was wanting to do was see if there's a way to set any value entered into that field as a negative value. Is there not a way to make anything entered into that field negative? Do I just need to tell the user to enter a negative symbol ( - ) before the number so it will calculate correctly?
Thanks.

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