5 ms·
Here in Brazil I know from published statistcs that atendees make up about 25% of the running costs of a fuel station. Mostly due to taxes over the payroll.
by nvivo 9y ago
Here in Brazil I know from published statistcs that atendees make up about 25% of the running costs of a fuel station. Mostly due to taxes over the payroll.
- Retric 9y agoBut fuel stations have vary narrow profit margins. If you spend 40$ filling up they are often taking less than 1$ in operating costs. Gas stations are really cheap to operate it's the actual gas and CC processing fees that are expensive.
- nvivo 9y agoI don't pretend to have the full numbers, but I guess things are more complicated here in Brazil than in the US. A common fuel station here usually have 8 pumps, and usually 4 employees to operate at a time. Due to laws on working hours, etc, there may be 2 or 3 shifts. Without going into peak hours and different # of people per shifts, a standard station may easily have 10-15 employees. Then multiply what you pay to each employee by 2 due to taxes, etc. Not saying it's the highest of the expenses, but employees in Brazil adds up to the operation costs. It's one of the main complaints in business here.
- Retric 9y agoBallpark 1,000 people filling up per day at 40$ each. 40,000 / 24 hours = 1,666$ per hour 4 people are not even in the ballpark of 1,666$ per hour and even that's high as you don't need 4 people 24/7. Again, it's not free, but operating pumps is far from the expensive bit.