Cost by crew against the day rates

Each crew's day rate from its own tiers plus equipment, projected across the days it worked, set beside what it was actually paid, with the difference named.

What it is

A table of Crew, Day rate, Days, At day rate, Paid out, Actual/day and Difference. A crew above its day rate finished inside the days its jobs were figured for and kept the surplus; below means the pool did not stretch.

Also called: which crew is cheaper · crew cost comparison · crew variance · day rate projection

See it
Hours & Labour Cost — Cost by crew
Cost by crew
Day rate = the crew’s tiers + equipment
CrewDay rateDaysAt day ratePaid outActual / dayDifference
Crew A5$2,06048$98,880$104,240$2,172+$5,360
Crew B4$1,66039$64,740$62,910$1,613−$1,830
Crew C31 without a pay tier — day rate is understated$1,14022$25,080$26,405$1,200+$1,325

At day rate is what those days would cost at the crew’s tiers — the projection. Paid out is what the pooled jobs actually paid. A crew above its day rate finished inside the days its jobs were figured for and kept the surplus; below means the pool did not stretch to every day they were out. Same calculation as each job’s payout screen.

The Cost by crew table with a green + difference on one crew and the red 'N without a pay tier' sub-line on another. The real screen, drawn from the product’s own design system. Sample data — no customer information appears here.
How it works
  1. 1dayRate = sum of active members' tier rates + the crew's equipment allowance.
  2. 2Days are distinct dates any of its people logged — one crew day whether one man or four were on it.
  3. 3atDayRate = dayRate x daysWorked; variance = paid out - atDayRate.
  4. 4Crews with untiered members are flagged as understated.
Why we built it

Three crews on the same tier ladder, the same equipment allowance and the same daily cost showed up 30% apart on cost per hour, and the number was nonsense. That spread was never a difference in the price of labour: it was how far under its figured days each crew came in, which is surplus the men earned back by finishing early. Dividing money by hours dressed a bonus up as an expensive hourly rate and pointed at exactly the wrong conclusion about the best crew on the roster. Crew cost now reads against the day rates the crews are actually paid.

The problem
  • Hourly divisions making identically-priced crews look 30% apart.
  • Surplus misread as a difference in the price of labour.
  • No projection to compare an outcome against.
Sound familiar?
What you get
Crews are compared against the ladder they are actually paid on.
The gap between projection and outcome is named for what it is.
Configuration gaps that distort the projection are flagged in the row.

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