Examples
Examples
Try the starting example
- Attendee groups: role, people, supplied loaded hourly cost $
- Engineer,3,50 Manager,1,80
- Current meeting minutes
- 60
- Meetings per comparison period
- 4
- Alternative meeting minutes
- 30
- Current meeting labour cost ($)
- $920.00
- Alternative-duration labour cost ($)
- $460.00
- Labour-cost reduction ($)
- $460.00
- Current paid person-hours
- 16
Try another scenario
- Attendee groups: role, people, supplied loaded hourly cost $
- Engineer,3,50 Manager,1,80
- Current meeting minutes
- 90
- Meetings per comparison period
- 4
- Alternative meeting minutes
- 60
- Current meeting labour cost ($)
- $1,380.00
- Alternative-duration labour cost ($)
- $920.00
- Labour-cost reduction ($)
- $460.00
- Current paid person-hours
- 24
Calculation method
Calculation method
Current meeting labour cost ($)
Sum(people×hourly cost)×current minutes/60×meeting count.
Alternative-duration labour cost ($)
Same attendee/rate model at the alternative duration.
Labour-cost reduction ($)
Current cost−alternative cost; negative means an increase.
Current paid person-hours
Total people×current minutes/60×meeting count.
Symbols and units
- a
- Attendee groups: role, people, supplied loaded hourly cost $
- b
- Current meeting minutes
- c
- Meetings per comparison period
- d
- Alternative meeting minutes
Use the units shown. A list keeps the order in which you enter its values. The symbol ^ means “raised to the power of”.
Assumptions & limits
Assumptions & limits
- An entered labour-cost scenario, excluding room fees, preparation, travel and any change in meeting effectiveness. Hourly rates are supplied examples, not live wage estimates.
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Further reading
OpenStax: arithmetic and geometry ↗
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