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4th September 2017
 
 
This week's survey 


 
(These survey questions are sent in by our readers. Please spend a minute to give your answer to this week's survey as one or possibly more of your industry peers thinks this question is important and wishes to see your point of view as well as others in the industry.)  
 
 
Last week's survey results on the question of......
How do you work out your actual staff costs to get an appropriate hourly rate to fit your business?
 
  • First you must know your break-even point to know what hourly rate you must charge to cover this and then make a profit. This simple equation - S(BE) = FE + VE ) Break-even Sales = Fixed expenses (fixed annual overheads) + variable expenses (actual production labor content, contractors and per job) by using your historical data you can calculate what minimum hourly rate you need to charge per production labor hour/individual to ensure that all your fixed expenses and variable expenses are covered before you include your profit margin. For eg: if you have $250 K per year of fixed expenses ( this includes Full time production staff , non-productive office staff, shed rents, electricity, leases, postage etc....) and you have $200 K per year of variable expenses ( this includes all casual employees etc directly chargeable to a job etc....) BE Sales = 250K + 200K which is $450 k dollars annually required to break even - to convert it into an hourly chargeable rate add up the entire annual production employee hours paid including full time and casual production employees this will give you your break even hourly rate charge eg: $450 K divided by 5000 production staff labor hours for the year = a charge out rate of $ 90 per hour + GST just to break even.... Before you look at adding on a profit margin.... If you know that you only charge out 60% of your production team hours then it is 60% of 5000 = 3000 chargeable hours ... this equals $450k / 3000 = $ 150 per hour + GST just to break even.... Something to think about.
  • Simple, you will know the cost of each of the staff each week or each month, divide by the number of hours in the week or month, then add on the margin you want on the staff.

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New South Wales

(Chester Hill) Roland Soljet Pro 4 XF - 640
(Posted 31st August 2017)
(Chester Hill) Oce Arizona 350 GT - Dec 12
(Posted 31st August 2017)
(Albury) OCE Arizona 350 GT
(Posted 30th August 2017)
(Kurri Kurri) 2 x Roland printers
(Posted 28th August 2017)
(Moorebank) XJ 640 w/ DRYER CMYKLcLm
(Posted 14th August 2017)
(Seven Hills) OCE Arizona GT 250
(Posted 14th August 2017)
(Mascot) Roland VS Printer Wanted
(Posted 11th August 2017)
(Silverwater) Anapurna
(Posted 26th July 2017)
(NSW or QLD) Wanted to buy:
(Posted 24th July 2017)
(Sydney) Ricoh Pro C751 for sale
(Posted 21st June 2017)
(Auburn) Epson SureColor SC-S60600
(Posted 21st June 2017)
(Auburn) Ergosoft Pro 15 RIP Software
(Posted 21st June 2017)
(Auburn) HP Latex 360
(Posted 21st June 2017)
(Wollongong) HP Latex 330 printer,
(Posted 6th June 2017)
ACT


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Victoria

(Dandenong) ROLAND RS640 CMYK $5999
(Posted 14th August 2017)
(Dandenong) ROLAND RE640 CMYK $5999
(Posted 14th August 2017)
(Dandenong) ROLAND RE640 w/ Take Up $7999
(Posted 14th August 2017)
(Dandenong) ROLAND EJ-640 CMYKLcLmLk FULLY OPTIONED
(Posted 14th August 2017)
(Hallam) Mimaki CG FX2 plotter
(Posted 10th August 2017)
(Hallam) mimaki jv400 160 Latex printer
(Posted 10th August 2017)
(South Melbourne) T-shirt Printer
(Posted 14th July 2017)
(Dandenong) Fully Automatic Laminator
(Posted 27th June 2017)
(Stawell) Mutoh Kona 1400 cutter NEW
(Posted 26th June 2017)
(Thomastown) Konica Minolta C8000
(Posted 19th June 2017)
Queensland

(Posted 25th August 2017)
(Underwood) ROLAND SG300 CMYK $13,999
(Posted 14th August 2017)

( Toowoomba) HP L25500 wanted for parts
(Posted 1st August 2017)
Gold Coast) Roland XJ640 1600mm
(Posted 1st August 2017)
(NSW or QLD) Wanted to buy:
(Posted 24th July 2017)
(Posted 17th July 2017)
(Banyo) Printer For Sale
(Posted 16th June 2017)
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South Australia
Tasmania

(Posted 14th August 2017)

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Western Australia RE

(Canning Vale) ROLAND LEJ-640 UV HYBRID

(Posted 14th August 2017)
(Canning Vale)  TOP OF RANGE XF640 FULLY OPTIONED
(Posted 14th August 2017)

(Perth) Wanted: Guillotine for SRA3 sheets
(Posted 9th August 2017)
(East Perth) Monti Antonio Model 90 Double Press (1300mm x 900mm)
(Posted 4th July 2017)
(Perth) Roland XR640 for sale
(Posted 19th June 2017)
(Perth) Keencut STEELTRAK 250
(Posted 2nd June 2017)
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Northern Territory

(Darwin) FOR SALE - ROLAND VS-640
(Posted 24th July 2017)
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(Port Macquarie) Signwriter / Installer
(Posted 3rd August 2017)
(Sydney) Customer Service/ Pre press
(Posted 2nd August 2017)
(Zetland) Digital Production Operator
(Posted 16th June 2017)
(Tweed Heads South) SIGNWRITER
(Posted 6th June 2017)

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