How far is too far?

kam544@earthlink.net kam544@earthlink.net
Sat, 5 Dec 1998 17:09:51 -0600


>... my take for the day was well over $400.00 but I had to drive 6 hours
>to get it in untested territory.  It ended up being about a 12-hour day. 
>Soooo...Did I charge enough?
>
>Rob Goodale, RPT

Here's some math:

$400 x 70% = $280 (roughly after fed & state taxes)

$280 ÷ 12 hrs = $23.30 (per hour take home)

The real question is: Can you live with that?  If so, then you charged enough.

Keith McGavern
kam544@earthlink.net
Registered Piano Technician
Oklahoma Chapter 731
Piano Technicians Guild
USA




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