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Podcast: Be a PROFITABLE Badass Small Business Owner
Episode: KYBN - Why You Should Include Labor Hours in Your Cost of Goods Sold
Description: Should You Include Labor Hours in Cost of Goods Sold (COGS)? Service-Based Business Owners Must Include Labor Hours in their Cost of Goods Sold in order to get a true cost basis and calculate a true gross margin on their services. Especially when labor is part of the actual service. Most importantly, solo business owners need to include labor hours too! They need to assign a typical hourly wage as if they have hired someone other than themselves to do the job. This is the only way to get a true COGS for s...