First letâs talk about wine by the glass. As a general rule, the cost of a glass of wine is going to cost exactly what the restaurant paid for the bottle. So if they paid $10, that wine by the glass will cost $10. With 4-5 pours in a bottle, that means the restaurant takes in a nice profit of $30 to $40 per bottle. Not bad for helping to cover all their costs.
Uber has made some lofty claims about just how much its drivers can make a year. Uber has said its UberX drivers can make a median income of $90,000 a year in New York, as long as they drive over 40 hours per week. It says drivers can make up to $60,000 per year in Dallas. UberX is the startup's cheaper tier service. In New York, UberX is the startup's lower-cost, lower-level black car service.
For example, one uberX driver in New Jersey who drove 12 hours in one day says he made $180 in gross fares. So that's $15 an hour. But accounting for tolls, Uber's 20% cut, gas, car insurance, vehicle financing, and self employment taxes, the driver really only made $54.50 for 12 hours of driving.So that's just $4.54 an hour â far below minimum wage.ith uberX, essentially anyone with a car can sign up to be a driver. And Uber makes it pretty easy to do. The first step is to head on over to this website. If you're at least 21 years old, have a license, personal auto insurance, and a four-door car in good condition, you can sign up to be a driver.