-=PCTechTalk=- Re: Gas Prices
- From: "Don WIlcox" <Dwilcox3@xxxxxxxxxx>
- To: <pctechtalk@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>
- Date: Sun, 22 Apr 2007 19:02:12 -0400
No it isn't. You get about 10 or 15 minutes of labor for about 3 bucks on a
typical fill-up. That works out to about $12 to $18 per hour. About 20%
goes to pay non-salary payroll expenses such as employers share of social
security and other benefits such as sick pay, vacation and workmen's comp.
insurance. About 5 or 10% will be used to pay for the various items used
such as the paper towels and windshield washer fluid. It also pays for the
air compressor and pressure guage to take care of the tires.
Add in a reasonable amount for employer profit and other miscellaneous
overhead and that leaves about $7 to $11 per hour for the employee. Even
less in reality, since very few customers opt for the full service island
and there is a lot of idle time (which might be filled with other tasks , of
course). Not so outrageous in my book, considering most Wal-mart payscales
are in that range and the unions and others accuse them of not paying their
employees as much as they should.
Don
----- Original Message -----
From: "betty" <nextcent@xxxxxxxxxxxxxx>
To: <pctechtalk@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>
Sent: Sunday, April 22, 2007 4:05 PM
Subject: -=PCTechTalk=- Re: Gas Prices
>I certainly understand that prices vary hugely across the country.
> My point is that charging 30 cents per gallon more, for self serve
> is outrageous.
> Betty
>
> ML wrote:
>> Why would it be illegal--they have to pay someone to provide the
>> service..
>> And $3.08 is peanuts.. out here it's up to $3.35 and I heard on news
>> somewhere it's $3.80--maybe Hawaii or somewhere. And none of the traffic
>> is
>> even minding the price of gas.. they ALL go screaming by at over 70+
>> miles
>> an hour--I travel 60.
>> ----- Original Message -----
>> From: "betty" <nextcent@xxxxxxxxxxxxxx>
>> To: <pctechtalk@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>
>> Sent: Sunday, April 22, 2007 12:35 PM
>> Subject: -=PCTechTalk=- Re: Gas Prices
>>
>>
>> I had a shocking experience yesterday. Pulled up to Full Serve
>> Pump, and when I was handed back my credit card, I asked what
>> I had paid per gallon. $3.08! I almost fainted. She....yes, it was
>> a she, said they charge 30 cents more per gallon for Full Serve!
>> That has GOT to be illegal, don't you think?
>> Betty
>>
>> Judith/agoodread.com wrote:
>>
>>> Why do gas prices rise? Because it's a cycle. Meaning people
>>> will buy small autos to save on gas and then in the next cycle
>>> they will buy big (i.e, broncos, huge trucks, etc.).
>>>
>>> Well now is the time for people to trade in their gas guzzlers
>>> for smaller, more gas efficient autos -- which helps who? The
>>> auto makers who I believe are in cohoots with the oil companies.
>>>
>>> No I'm not paronoid -- I've just seen this happen over the last
>>> 50 years when the auto manufacturers need people to change their
>>> cars before they want to.
>>>
>>> Judith
>>>
>>> With the reasons we've been given for the high prices, I think
>>> it's only a
>>> matter of time before we have another. Something's gotta give.
>>> lol
>>>
>>> Peace,
>>> GMan
>>>
>>> "The only dumb questions are the ones that are never asked!"
>>>
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