Menu Jobs

There are times when you want o set a price for a labor that includes the labor and all associated parts. These are often called "fixed price jobs" in shops.

R.O. Writer has two ways to set up fixed price jobs:

• Menu Jobs - Available in both the standard and job-based views.

  • The total charge is the total of the labor and parts; nothing is adjusted automatically.

• Package Pricing - Available only in the job-based view.
  • The total charge is the package price set in the labor.
  • When changes are made, the charges for parts and labor are adjusted according to your configuration settings.

TIP: Package pricing is often preferred over menu jobs.

Menu Jobs

Menu jobs

• Charge the entire cost in the labor operation and not the parts
• Tax the total job including all parts and labor

Part records can be marked as a menu job, which means the part posts to tickets as a menu job automatically. You can also create a menu job to items already posted to tickets.

To Create a Menu Job on a Ticket

Complete these steps:

1. Select the Menu option on the labor operation.
   • If you are going to include parts in the labor operation, select the Taxable option on the labor operation to apply sales tax to the total price of the menu job. Local and state laws determine if sales tax needs to be applied to the job.
   • Because parts are included, the labor's price is shown as taxable.
   • The Itemized Sales Report includes a separate section for Menu Sales.
2. Select the Menu option for all parts included in the fixed price job.

3. When these parts are added to the repair order, "Menu" is shown instead of a price. There is no charge listed for parts. The price for the labor is the total price for the job.

   

The Cost Per Unit, Price/Unit, and Extended Price appear on the Edit Parts window but are not included in the total.

The part prints only if the Print Menu Parts option is selected Configuration.

How Package Pricing Works with Menu Jobs

When a package price is set for a job that includes both parts and labor and a part in that job is marked as a menu part, the labor charge is usually adjusted so that the total for the parts and the labor equals the package price (if package discounts are turned on).

For example, if a package price of $75.00 is set on a labor operation where the included parts total $9.25, the Billed Time is 1 hour, and the Labor Rate is $65.00 per hour, the following happens when you check the Menu box for the $9.25 part:

• The total remains $75.00 (because that is the package price).
  • When Use Package Discounts is turned on, the overall package price remains the same.
  • When Use Package Discounts is turned off, the overall package price is reduced.
• The parts price display "Menu" instead of a number.
• The Billed Time remains 1.0 hour.