Principles of Food, Beverage, and Labor Cost Controls, Ninth Edition
Direct: salaries, wages, tips, bonuses, commissions Indirect: paid vacations, health benefits, life insurance, free meals, free living accommodations, use of employeroperated recreational facilities, discounts on accommodations at other properties within a chain
Pension benefits Social Security
Labor turnover rate Training Labor legislation Labor contracts Use of part-time staff Outsourcing Sales volume Location
Equipment Layout Preparation Service Menu Hours of operation Weather Competent management
Labor turnover rate = Number of departing employees Total number of employees on staff Break-even for staying open an additional hour = Fixed costs (1 Variable rate)
With all full-time staff
Wages: 4 dishwashers 35 hours $7 per hour = $980 Benefits: $980 20% = $196 Total labor cost: $1,176
With full-time and part-time staff
Full-time dishwashers Wages: 2 dishwashers 35 hours $7 per hour = $490 Benefits: $490 20% = $98
Part-time dishwashers Wages: 10 shifts 7 hours $4.50 per hour = $315 Benefits: $315 10% = $31.50 Total labor cost: $934.50
John Wiley & Sons, Inc. 2009