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I needed a way to keep track of all this and if I had understood the value of better control of the inventory I wouldn’t have balked at the investment in a computer.

I didn’t really have trouble with the cost of a computer system, my problem was more thinking about the extra work I would have to do to keep track of things with a computer and the ongoing costs of support and price book updates. I can’t type, can’t spell and I am dyslexic, Buy Ambien Without Prescription. These are not good traits for a computer operator so I began to design a program for people like me. I eventually decided to share my programmer’s bills with my friends and started Counterman. You can see even at the sales of 1988 I could afford a fulltime person to do this and still be money ahead but I have found over and over that I do a better job of worrying about how my money is spent than people with a less personal interest. I guess that makes me a hands on kind of guy.

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At the PowerSports Dealer show in Indianapolis, while solving the problems of the world with old friends and veterans of the motorcycle industry, I was reminded once again of an old wound. That reoccurring pain I felt was the difficulty of finding and keeping good service people.

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Fourth, the service writer is responsible for keeping the flat rates on track. They do not rely on flat rate books that are written to save the factory money on warrantee, online buy Lorazepam without a prescription. At one service school I was taught to up the flat rate charge 10% for each year old the bike was because of all the damaged parts, missing parts and parts that don’t fit, Buy Lorazepam Without Prescription. Who is watching the flat rates in your shop.

Lets see what would happen if we applied some of this to Bob’s Shop. Lorazepam dosage, We have added a shop kid to our payroll for $10 per hour or $20,000 per year and we have a service writer that probably needs to make as much as a good mechanic. We are now charging $62 per hour and have achieved 85% efficiency. Buy Lorazepam Without Prescription, $62 times 2000 hours equals $124,000 times 85% is $105,400. Two mechanics makes this $210, Lorazepam without a prescription,800. We are selling as many service parts in spite of our 85% efficiency because our service writer is a better salesman and has more time. $200,000 times our 35% margin is $70,000 gross profit. We now have $280,800 Gross profit. We subtract the $20,000 for the shop kid, $24,000 for rent and $3,000 for insurance and we have we have $213,800 to split up between Bob, the service writer, and the two mechanics. This sounds more like a living wage to me.

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Every morning when I open up, I take a moment to soak in the reality of the experience. Most people would love to be in my shoes. And I am grateful for the people who will help to make the day full of joy.