This is "cost averaging" and I've done it for years.If you really think about it, a super efficient tech is actually penalizing himself by charging less because he finished quickly in an hour,as opposed to the dunce who took 4 hours and got 4 hours labor.Who was better paid? Jay wrote: > > Ken, > Very well said . Jay > > At 01:23 PM 1/26/02, you wrote: > > >Matt, > > > >Labor rates are not easy to discuss. Not only is there a privacy issue > >to some, it would vary widely from one locale to another. Factors would > >include shop overhead, employee salaries, experience level of techs (How > >long will it take for you/them to fix?), area economy, and supply and > >demand. If YOU need the work, the price falls. If the cusomer needs it > >fixed and you are humping to keep up, the price goes up. Lots of other > >things to consider, but the answers must come from you. > > > >Often, there is a temptation to charge too little. You may have fixed > >this one in an hour. The next one may be a dog that takes days to fix > >and two trips to the shrink to get over. You can't possibly charge > >enough on the latter, but charge enough on the quick ones so the bottom > >line is not in the red. Remember, we don't sell time, we sell a skill > >developed over many years of experience and, those of us who own the > >shop, considerable economic investment as well. > > > >HTH. > > > > > >Ken Smith > >Gulf Technical Services > >3034 Gulf Breeze Parkway > >Gulf Breeze, FL 32561 > >850-934-8324 (Voice) 850-932-0819 (Fax) > > > > > >On Fri, 25 Jan 2002 10:55:56 -0800 (PST) MATT SHERER > ><skoalman61821@xxxxxxxxx> writes: > > > > > > Hello, I do work for a shop that now wants me to work > > > on his PTV's. I have worked on a few of these types > > > but I guess it is going to be pretty regular now. > > > What amount of labor charges would be proper for this? > > > Thanks for the input. > > > > > > Matt Sherer > > > Champaign, IL > > > > > > __________________________________________________ > > > Do You Yahoo!? > > > Great stuff seeking new owners in Yahoo! Auctions! > > > http://auctions.yahoo.com > > > ------------------------------------------ > > > Make your TechAssist database better! > > > Submit Repair Tips here: http://www.tech-assist.org/secure/tip/ > > > ------------------------------------------ > > > To UNSUBSCRIBE your email address, click here: > > > mailto:techassist-request@xxxxxxxxxxxxx?subject=unsubscribe > > > Or send a BLANK email with unsubscribe in the > > > SUBJECT field to the address above. > > > > > > >________________________________________________________________ > >GET INTERNET ACCESS FROM JUNO! > >Juno offers FREE or PREMIUM Internet access for less! > >Join Juno today! For your FREE software, visit: > >http://dl.www.juno.com/get/web/. > >------------------------------------------ > >Make your TechAssist database better! > >Submit Repair Tips here: http://www.tech-assist.org/secure/tip/ > >------------------------------------------ > >To UNSUBSCRIBE your email address, click here: > >mailto:techassist-request@xxxxxxxxxxxxx?subject=unsubscribe > >Or send a BLANK email with unsubscribe in the > >SUBJECT field to the address above. > > Jay > from Jay's TV Service > Nutter Fort, W.V. > > ------------------------------------------ > Make your TechAssist database better! > Submit Repair Tips here: http://www.tech-assist.org/secure/tip/ > ------------------------------------------ > To UNSUBSCRIBE your email address, click here: > mailto:techassist-request@xxxxxxxxxxxxx?subject=unsubscribe > Or send a BLANK email with unsubscribe in the > SUBJECT field to the address above. ------------------------------------------ Make your TechAssist database better! Submit Repair Tips here: http://www.tech-assist.org/secure/tip/ ------------------------------------------ To UNSUBSCRIBE your email address, click here: mailto:techassist-request@xxxxxxxxxxxxx?subject=unsubscribe Or send a BLANK email with unsubscribe in the SUBJECT field to the address above.