To include labor costs in your product pricing, add your workers as resources in Controlata.
Adding a Resource
In the Resources section, click Add to create a new resource.
We recommend adding workers by their job roles rather than individual names (e.g., "Workshop Operator" or "Assembler"). This approach accounts for interchangeable workers — if one employee is absent, another can perform the same tasks.
In the Calculation type field, select Fixed Rate.
Setting the Price
There are two options for setting up labor costs.
Same rate for all products
Leave the Rate specified per product toggle off. Enter the worker's rate in the Price field and select a unit of measure.
Examples:
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If you pay the worker hourly, enter the hourly rate and select Hours as the unit of measure.
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If you pay piece-rate for completed work, enter the rate and select the appropriate unit. For example, if a painter earns $5 per square meter, enter $5 as the price and select Square meters.
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If the worker receives a fixed monthly salary, divide it by the average working hours per month and enter as an hourly rate.
Different cost for different products
Turn on the Rate specified per product toggle. In this case, you don't enter the price and unit of measure in the resource — the labor cost will be set separately in each product composition.
This option is useful when labor costs vary significantly between products and it's easier to enter the cost directly in your currency rather than calculating through quantity and rate.
Category
Assign a category to the resource. We recommend creating a separate Employees category for easier filtering.
Adding the Resource to a Product
After adding workers to the Resources section, include them in your product.
Edit the product, open the Resources tab, and add the appropriate resource.
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If you set the rate and unit of measure in the resource, enter the quantity — for example, 2 hours of work or 5 square meters of painting. The cost is calculated automatically.
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If you turned on Rate specified per product, enter the labor cost in your currency.
Save the changes. Now when you manufacture this product, Controlata will include labor costs in your calculations.