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15$/hr for medical insurance * 40 hour weeks * ~4 weeks a month = 2,400$/month. 1/4 of that buys great coverage for one person which is ~3.75$/hr + 7.25$/h = 11$/hour.

Second one person can operate more than one pump. In a peak hour you can probably hit 50+. Also, one person from 10pm - 6am then 2 people from 6-2pm and 2 people from 2pm to 10pm means that 2 people per hour occurs when you have fewer people. Further, they will be doing stuff like cleaning during that down time meaning it effectively costs less than 1 person at night.

Also, many gas stations don't operate 24 / 7. You may have one on each side of the street during the day and then one shuts down at night.

PS: Small Gas stations average 500-1,000 people per day. / 24 hours that's 20-40/h on average.



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