I have an vehicle work time beam book as well as all it shows is the hours of labor, though we wish to know how most to assign or guess subsequent time we repair the car. we am the automechanic which functions during home as well as wants to know how most we should charge. How do i do this or is there an additional book for it.
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You charge what you think your work is worth!!
No book will tell you this figure. It could be $10 an hour or $100 an hour, but you have to be competitive and reasonable too.
Be honest with your customers and quote what you feel the job is worth. If they arent happy they’ll soon go elsewhere.
That is for the pros and you are an amateur. You can be sued if you do not fix it right and try to charge as much as a shop charges. If you are as good as you think, you can get a job at one of the dealerships and make big time money.
research shop prices per hour.
then decide how much to charge per hour.
for example you charge 30 dollars an hour.
to replace a belt the book says 1.5 hr
30×1.5=45 dollars to replace the belt.
Just remember – those big hourly rates at garages include all the good equipment, warranties and guarantees, and at a dealership, years of experience fixing the same thing over and over. And you can’t charge for hours of hunting for the problem or swapping out the wrong parts.
first, you need to decide what your labor rate is
the labor guide book will give you an estimate of time required to complete a specific labor operation, based on you being a qualified mechanic, and some time to put your tools away, etc…
the hard part about starting out is knowing all the steps necessary to complete the operation, and are they included in the operation you are preforming
like, does a brake reline include removing the tires, or do you charge for removing the tires… this is usually noted in the operation if it is included.
time is usually incremented by tenths of an hour – 6 minutes
make a list of all the operations you are intending to perform, and the allotted times, add up the times, multiply by your rate, and there’s your labor cost
the twist is, at your skill level; will you take more or less time than the book allows
if you take more time, you just paid for some schooling, and will be faster next time. thats making it fair for your customer, not paying you more because youre not experienced.
marking up the cost of your parts is entirely another question