Specifies an additional percentage to cover benefits or administrative costs.

Direct Unit Cost * (1 + (Indirect Cost% / 100)) = Unit Cost.

For an employee with an annual salary of $ 104,000 the direct unit cost per hour is $ 50.00. The employee's benefits equal an amount of 30% of the salary. The following table shows that the unit cost is 65.00.

Cost Type Cost

Direct Unit Cost

$ 50.00

Indirect Cost %

30% = $ 15.00

Unit Cost

$ 65.00

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