1 Onset of sleep from time the lights were turned off; this is called  sleep onset latency  and normally is less than 20 minutes. ( 2 Note that determining sleep and awake is based solely on the EEG. Patients sometimes feel they were awake when the EEG shows they were sleeping.
The direct cost margin is calculated by taking the difference between the revenue generated by the sale of goods or services and the sum of all direct costs associated with the production of those goods, divided by the total revenue.
Subtract the companyâs total cash expenditures from its sales for the year to find the companyâs EBITDA. In this example, if the small business has $350,000 of sales, subtract $250,000 from $350,000 to find the companyâs EBITDA equals $100,000. Related Reading: How to Calculate an Operating Margin for a Business.