The Black Hole Test

How efficiently is your shop really operating?

Is it profitable, viable, expanding?

Where is the "Black Hole" in your auto repair shop profits?

We have worked with thousands of shop owners since 1993. Your answers to these ten questions will reveal to us your shop's greatest strengths and weaknesses. This analysis will help you better organize your priorities as a shop owner.

This service is FREE. Just take a moment and answer the questions. Within 24 hours of receipt, we will let you know which areas of your business are at peak performance and which areas might be keeping you from being as successful as you could be.

Three steps to finding solutions in your shop:

  1. Take the 10 question "Black Hole" test.
  2. Fill out the 5 required fields at the end of the test.
  3. Click "Submit" to receive your grade and a no-cost, no obligation analysis of your shop by a trained consultant
1. About what percentage of gross sales per month should be spent on parts purchases?

2. About what percentage of gross sales should be spent on the employees in your production department?
(This consists of all the mechanics, helpers, part-time people and delivery personnel.)

3. What's the best indicator that your prices are in line to produce the desired amount of profit?

4. If your direct parts and labor costs for the week were $4,200.00, approximately what should your gross sales be for that week?

5. What should your average percentage of profit be over your costs on a weekly or monthly basis?

6. The minimum production efficiency of a mechanic should be about?

7. If you have three production technicians and no other help in your shop, you should be grossing at least?

8. If your average mechanic costs you $15.00 an hour, your labor rate should be about:

9. What percentage of your new customers come from the Yellow Pages?

10. If you are grossing about $40,000 a month in total sales and you are not being a service writer and you are not working in the production department, you should be making about:

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