1 Preheat oven to 400 degrees F (200 degrees C). 2  Unroll the pie crusts, and cut 2 6-inch rounds from the dough; cut the remaining dough into 1/8-inch strips for a lattice crust. 3  Fit the rounds into 2 5-inch mini pie dishes. Unroll the pie crusts, and cut 2 6-inch rounds from the dough; cut the remaining dough into 1/8-inch strips for a lattice crust. 2  Fit the rounds into 2 5-inch mini pie dishes. 3  In a bowl, stir together the cherries, tapioca, sugar, and almond extract; let the filling stand for 5 minutes to soften the tapioca.
In most companies, the ratio of direct labor to indirect labor is about 3 to 1. The better companies get closer to 4 to 1. In most companies direct labor spends about 70% of its time actually working on making the product, with the rest spent on meetings, downtime, waiting for parts, paid breaks, and other things that do not create value.
Prime Costs and Conversion Costs. Prime costs are all the direct costs of a product i.e. those costs that can be traced conveniently to each unit. These include direct materials cost and direct labor cost.Conversion costs are all manufacturing costs other than direct materials cost.These include direct labor costs and manufacturing overheads. The greater the proportion of prime costs in total costs of a product, the more reliable is the cost estimate of the product.rime costs are all the direct costs of a product i.e. those costs that can be traced conveniently to each unit. These include direct materials cost and direct labor cost. Conversion costs are all manufacturing costs other than direct materials cost. These include direct labor costs and manufacturing overheads.