2.7.5.�Standard Labor Rates

2.7.5.1. Standard Labor Rate

Standard Labor Rates are used to streamline the process of assigning labor Costs to Work Centers. Rates defined here may be accessed from the Work Center screen. To access the master list of Standard Labor Rates, select the "Standard Labor Rates" option. The following screen will appear.

Standard Labor Rates Master List

The "Standard Labor Rates" screen displays information on all existing Standard Labor Rates, including labor rate, labor rate description, and labor rate.

To the far right of the list, the following buttons are available:

CLOSE: Closes the screen, returning you to the application desktop.
PRINT: Runs the report associated with this screen.
NEW: Opens screen for creating a new Standard Labor Rate.
EDIT: Enables you to edit highlighted Standard Labor Rates. The edit screen is the same as that for creating a new Standard Labor Rate --except that when editing, the fields will contain Standard Labor Rate information. Double-clicking on a Standard Labor Rate will also bring you to the editing screen.
VIEW: Highlight a Standard Labor Rate and then select this button to reach a read-only view of the "Edit" screen.
DELETE: Highlight a Standard Labor Rate and then select this button to remove the Standard Labor Rate from the list.

2.7.5.1.� Standard Labor Rate

To create a new Standard Labor Rate, select the NEW button. The following screen will appear:

Create New Standard Labor Rate

When creating a new labor rate, you are presented with the following options:

Code: Enter a unique code to identify the Standard Labor Rate.
Description: Enter a description to further identify the Standard Labor Rate.
Rate: Amount entered represents dollars per man hour for the specified code.

To the far right of the screen, the following buttons are available:

CANCEL: Closes the screen without creating a Standard Labor Rate, returning you to the previous screen.
SAVE: Creates the Standard Labor Rate and adds it to the master list of Standard Labor Rates.