During the 1970s, Generac expanded its offerings in the portable and recreational vehicle markets, and in the 1980s the company entered the commercial and industrial markets with its backup power generation systems.
Add each cost to determine the labor burden cost of the employee. In this example, assume you pay $2,000 in payroll taxes, $1,000 in insurance, $2,000 in benefits and $5,000 in supplies and other miscellaneous expenses. Add together $2,000, $1,000, $2,000 and $5,000 to get a labor burden cost of $10,000.
Other Direct Labor Calculations Once you've determined direct labor costs, you can use the figure to calculate other ratios and metrics. If you want to know direct labor cost per unit, divide total direct labor costs by the total amount of units of goods produced during the period.