On Mon,7/13/2015 12:52 PM, Steve Berg wrote:
Back in 1979 Motorola was billing $65.00 an hour for my efforts. So,
what Ten Tec is charging is not really out of line.
In the 70s, I had jobs doing both field and bench service, as well as
managing the service department of a sound and video contractor. We were
charging $60 then, and that rate was needed to cover our costs. In
addition to the hourly wages of the service tech, there are taxes and
various benefits like health insurance. Then there's the real estate
needed for the service shop and to hold spare parts -- at least a couple
of rooms -- test equipment, the stock of parts itself, utilities
(electricity, heat, telephone), an accounting person to do billing, and
so on. For field service, there were the added costs associated with
travel, including a vehicle equipped with test equipment and spare parts.
At a 3% average rate of inflation, $65 in 1979 translates to $188 in
2015. For 2% average, it's $132.60.
73, Jim K9YC
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