I was reading a post about cost of dealership repairs. People think they are getting ripped off. I agree.
I worked for an IH dealership in the 1960s & 70s. Shop rate was $5.00/hr.
Putting $5.00 through the government inflation calculator equates to $36.55/hr in 2020 dollars.
Corn price in 1969 was about $1.00/bu. 1.00 inflates to $7.31 in 2020 dollars.
1 hour of shop work in 1969 would cost 5 bushels of corn.
1 hour of shop work today at $100/hr and corn at $3.50/bu would take about 28.6 bushels for 1 hour of shop work.
Just to stay even with 1969, corn should be $7.31/bu and shop rates at $36.55/hr.
Seems pretty obvious to me or am I missing something?
I worked for an IH dealership in the 1960s & 70s. Shop rate was $5.00/hr.
Putting $5.00 through the government inflation calculator equates to $36.55/hr in 2020 dollars.
Corn price in 1969 was about $1.00/bu. 1.00 inflates to $7.31 in 2020 dollars.
1 hour of shop work in 1969 would cost 5 bushels of corn.
1 hour of shop work today at $100/hr and corn at $3.50/bu would take about 28.6 bushels for 1 hour of shop work.
Just to stay even with 1969, corn should be $7.31/bu and shop rates at $36.55/hr.
Seems pretty obvious to me or am I missing something?