Direct labor rates are the labor costs directly resulting in the production of a product or delivery of a service. These costs include wages as well as payroll taxes, insurance, retirement matches, ...

One of our readers recently sent in the following question regarding per-order labor costs and how to calculate them: “Do the labor costs relate only to pickers and packers of the orders? What about ...

The high-low method is used in cost accounting to estimate fixed and variable costs based on a business's highest and lowest levels of activity. By focusing on these extremes, the high-low method ...

Last month, we discussed how you could get better control of the equipment you own and rent. This month, we’re going a step further by offering up a couple of ways to collect and analyze the data.