Q: Multiply this by 100 to get the percentage of overhead used by each worker.  When this number is low, it means your business spends its overhead costs efficiently. If this number is too high, you might employ too many people. Divide your overhead costs by the amount made in sales, then multiple by 100 to get your percentage.This is a simple way to see if you are selling enough goods/services to keep yourself in business.  Ex. If my business sells $100,000 worth of soap a month, and it costs me $10,000 to keep my office running, then I spend 10% of my revenue on overhead. The higher this percentage, the lower your profit margin. Wondering why you aren't making a huge profit? You might be paying too much rent, or need to sell more products to cover overhead costs. Perhaps you have too many workers and are not spending wisely to keep them all employed. Use these percentages to take a closer look at your business model and make changes accordingly.  All businesses pay overhead, but those that manage their overhead costs wisely turn a higher profit. That said, having low overhead isn't everything. If you spend money on good equipment or worker satisfaction, for example, you might have higher productivity and higher profits.
A: Divide your overhead costs by your labor costs to see how efficiently you use your resources. Calculate what percentage of your revenue pays for overhead. Trim or manage your overhead costs if these numbers are too high.

Q: Set the heat level higher depending on the area you live in. Places with high humidity, such as Florida, will need a higher dehydrator setting. Shake off the water and pat them with a paper towel to dry. Place the trays in the dehydrator and allow them to dry for 1 to 4 hours.  You will know they have completed drying when they begin to curl or crumble and the stems start to split.
A: Pre-heat your dehydrator to 95 to 115 degrees Fahrenheit (35 to 46 degrees Celsius). Rinse the bay leaves under a cool, gentle stream of water. Arrange the herbs on dehydrator trays, in a single layer. Check the instruction booklet that came with your dehydrator for any other instructions. Check the bay leaves periodically.

Q: If you hear of a competitor who appears to be using your trade secret information, you should gather as much information about that use as you can. Going back to the donut icing example, if you hear of a rival donut shop making a new icing, you can buy one of their donuts and attempt to reverse engineer their icing to determine if they appear to be using your formula. If you determine that the rival donut shop is making an icing identical to your icing and you want to enforce your trade secret rights against that shop, the first thing you’ll need to prove is that your icing is, in fact, a trade secret. Factors considered by courts include the following:    The extent to which the information is known outside of your company. The extent to which the information is known by your employees and others in your business. Measures you took to guard secrecy. The value of the information to you and your competitors. The amount of effort or money you expended to develop the information. How easily the information could be acquired or duplicated by others. Once you’ve determined that your information qualifies as a trade secret, you also need to show the court that you took reasonable precautions to protect the information from disclosure, and that the information was misappropriated.   Under the law, misappropriation generally means someone acquired the information through improper means or an employee breached his/her confidentiality obligation. Using the donut shop example, the rival shop could be held liable for trade secret misappropriation if you could show that the rival owner broke into your shop after hours and stole the written formula from your locked filing cabinet. Misappropriation does not apply in certain situations  Where a trade secret is inadvertently disclosed (if your donut icing recipe fell out of your pocket and your competitor picked it up) If a competitor reverse engineers a trade secret (if your competitor bought one of your donuts and attempted to recreate your icing by tasting your product) If a competitor makes an independent discovery (if your competitor coincidentally managed to stumble on a donut icing recipe that is identical to yours). Typically, you should talk to your competitor and see if you can resolve your differences informally before involving the courts. But if you decide you need to file suit to enforce your trade secret rights, you can consider bringing the following claims:  47 states and the District of Columbia (New York, North Carolina, and Massachusetts are the exceptions) follow the Uniform Trade Secrets Act (UTSA). UTSA is a standardized statute spelling out the law of trade secret misappropriation. That means formulating a misappropriation claim depends less on your own state’s law and more on the facts of your specific case. Depending on your situation and your state of residence, you may be able to include claims for breach of contract (if one of your employees breached their confidentiality agreement by providing the donut icing recipe to a competitor, for example), unfair competition (if your donut shop rival advertised that his shop is the only one selling donuts with the unique icing), etc. If you prevail on a misappropriation claim, you may be entitled to an injunction (preventing your competitor from continuing to use the trade secret information), a gag order (preventing the defendant from disclosing the trade secret information), monetary damages, court costs, and attorney’s fees.   However, If you do not prevail, the court may require you to pay the other side’s costs and fees, along with your own.   Attorney's fees for taking a trade secret misappropriation case to trial can take years and cost tens of thousands of dollars or more.
A: Investigate possible trade secret misappropriation. Ensure your idea qualifies as a trade secret under the law. Prove all the elements of a trade secret claim. Bring legal action. Weigh the risks and benefits of a lawsuit.

Q: Herbs are most often crumbled before storage, which makes them easier to add to dishes. Gently rub the herbs between your fingers, breaking apart the leaves. Continue until each piece is crumbled. If the leaves were still on the stalk, don’t crumble the stalk. Keep it intact and then discard it once the leaves are removed. You can use a jar, tupperware container, or ziplock bag. Make sure that the seal is airtight, however, as moist air can ruin the herbs. Great options include your pantry, a cabinet, or the refrigerator. Place your freshly dried herbs with the rest of your seasonings. If you use a clear jar, place it in the dark to preserve the color of your herbs.
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Crumble the entire batch of herbs. Place your herbs in an airtight container. Store the container in a cool, dry area.