direct labor

noun

1. labor performed, as by workers on a production line, and considered in computing costs per unit of production.

Example Sentences

Included in it are first the direct labor—the wages of the human beings employed; and, second, the overhead expense.

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So we have a fairly accurate statement of the direct labor embodied in the table.

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In the first division of our subject, it was shown that expense figured on direct labor would prove the most reliable.

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True cost includes first, direct labor; second, material; and third, expense.

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Totals of material and direct labor for jobs and operations are next entered on job or operation records, or both.

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