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"Stormin Mormon" wrote in message
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I've been toying with making my business trip charge
dependant on gasoline. For example, choose a gas
station. My trip charge is 20 x G, with G being the
price of galon of gasoline. Labor rate is also 20 x G.
I'd have to figure out what's fair. But, the cost of
service would go up and down with gasoline.

Has anyone does this? Does it make sense?


Every trucking company uses a fuel surcharge depending on the price of fuel.
Some of our suppliers for things like janitorial supplies charge an extra $2
to $5 depending on fuel. If you get 20 mpg, it costs you 10¢ a mile at $2
a gallon or 15¢ at $3 a gallon. So figure 1.25¢ for every quarter gas goes
up. On a 40 mile round trip, that amounts to 50¢ on the service call.
Rather than go through all the gymnastics needed for each call, just charge
an extra $2 to $5 and be done with it.