--- title: "Cost per Hour of Output" url: https://support.brmbl.io/en/articles/6973631-cost-per-hour-of-output collection: "Key concepts and metrics" updated: 2025-07-24 language: en --- # Cost per Hour of Output The 'Cost per Hour of Output' metric is designed to provide insight into the cost to complete an hour of Production Tasks. ![](https://staticfiles.gleap.io/helpcenter/68819d043496084e4796ea23/20250724172906_9473.png) ![](https://staticfiles.gleap.io/helpcenter/68819d043496084e4796ea23/20250724172906_2609.png) ​ There are 2 key inputs that impact the 'Cost per Hour of Output': 1. The fully-loaded rates you are paying the staff members completing the work 2. The Productivity of Staff Members over the time-period you are running the report for. For example, the table below illustrates the varying hourly rates and Yield performance across 3 teams:

Group

Team A

Team B

Team C

Hourly rate

$45

$16

$45

Productivity

60%

40%

50%

Cost per Hour of Output

$75

$40

$90

The 'Cost per Hour of Output' is a valuable tool to assess the relative cost of production across your organization. It should be used as a means to ensure that you have good workload balance across your staff. That is, if you have highly-skilled, highly-paid staff members completing simplistic tasks, this metric will help you uncover that.