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Table l-A-5.— Labor Distribution for Production of APAP 
Salary and wage cost 
Category 
Man-hours per week 
Hourly rate 
$/week 
$/year 
Supervision 
General manager 
40 
20 
$ 800 
$ 41,600 
Superintendents 
80 
17 
1,360 
70,720 
Managers 
80 
15 
1,200 
62,400 
Supervisors 
320 
12 
3,840 
199,680 
Hourly rated employees, services 
Laboratory 
Level 1 
80 
10 
800 
41,600 
Level II 
80 
8 
640 
33,280 
Level ill 
120 
6 
720 
37.440 
Level IV 
40 
5 
200 
10,400 
Maintenance and engineering 
Level 1 
240 
10 
2,400 
124,800 
Level II 
240 
8 
1,920 
99,840 
Level III 
240 
6 
1,440 
74,880 
Level IV 
160 
5 
800 
41,600 
Hourly rated employees, production 
Fermentation department 
Level 1 
200 
10 
2,000 
104,000 
Level II 
240 
8 
1,920 
99,840 
Level III 
80 
6 
480 
24,960 
Level IV 
80 
5 
400 
20,800 
Recovery department 
Level 1 
320 
10 
3,200 
166,400 
Level II 
400 
8 
3,200 
166,400 
Level III 
80 
6 
480 
24,960 
Level IV 
120 
5 
600 
31,200 
Subtotal 
$1,476,800 
Add overtime @ 6% x 1.5 
132,912 
Subtotal 
$1,609,712 
Add fringe benefits @ 25% 
402,428 
Total salaries and wages 
$2,012,140 
SOURCE: Genex Corp. 
Table l-A-6.— Steam Requirements for 
Production of APAP 
Operation Lb/batch 
Sterilization, fermenters, and seed tanks: 
Heating 52,100 
Holding 20,000 
Sterilization, piping, and equipment (other) . . . 20,000 
Heating acetaminophen solution (recovery) . . . 163,500 
Drying, turbo dryer 200,300 
General purpose usage 50,000 
Total 505,900 
Cost at S5.00/M lb: 
Per fermenter batch =$ 2,530 
Per year (100 batches) =$253,000 
SOURCE: Genex Corp. 
