Two of us spent about $100 on materials and shipping and photocopying for the cost repport. In addition we spent about 12 hours each on it. Now that means that the cost report is worth $520 in its own right. So should you include the cost report in the cost report...

I remember a meeting at my first engineering job about the new time card format... and one of the crusty old engineers asked in an agitated tone of voice: "What's the code for time spent filling out my time card?"

Aah, administrivia.

hmmm... 6-7 of us spent a good 20 hours each working on this book. I don't want to calculate that actual cost of this, so if someboby doesn't have anything better to do, by all means, go right ahead. Figure in average use of office supplies and large amounts of coffee consumed.

Oh, and curse the guy who did his part only to find that he calculated everything by hand and didn't use a single Excel function!!!