Labor cost ratio
This quotient portrays the relationship between labor cost and sales volumes especially in a production set up.

Applicability of Labor Cost Ratio in Decision Making by Management
Labor cost policy: The management need to lay a strategy to ensure that labor is fully utilized to avoid idle workers.
Labor compensation policy; the management need to set policy to ensure workers are compensated as per their qualifications based on whether they are;
Skilled
Semi-skilled
Unskilled
This ensures that the costs for laborers are well regulated
About the Author - Dr Geoffrey Mbuva(PhD-Finance) is a lecturer of Finance and Accountancy at Kenyatta University, Kenya. He is an enthusiast of teaching and making accounting & research tutorials for his readers.