A question about labor time & apprentices

[ARADPLAUG]

I'll keep it simple: LTC3 p. 49 mentions that apprentices earn half the listed monthly pay. p. 23 says labor rate is based on monthly pay. Is the pay cut to apply before or after determining labor rate? I.e., is an apprentice's labor rate half that of a professional's, or is it the same, with the lower pay simply factoring in the lower quality of work produced?

[Flowergarden]

Apprentices do simple work, under supervision of a master. So it's the same, but only for stuff that is easy to do.

If you put master to do something by himself, his wage will be smaller.
If you put apprentice to do something by himself, he will probably mess up

Edit: you can see it in the example at the page 23.
Here you can see 13.5 man hours divided by 6 people.

[WingedKagouti]

Originally Posted by ARADPLAUG

I'll keep it simple: LTC3 p. 49 mentions that apprentices earn half the listed monthly pay. p. 23 says labor rate is based on monthly pay. Is the pay cut to apply before or after determining labor rate? I.e., is an apprentice's labor rate half that of a professional's, or is it the same, with the lower pay simply factoring in the lower quality of work produced?

Probably somewhere inbetween half and normal rate as well as lower average quality. The price cut likely also includes wasted materials on products that can't be fixed or salvaged (depending on the profession). And some of it could also be considered a tuition fee of sorts.

[KarlKost]

What's LTC3?

[Varyon]

Originally Posted by KarlKost

What's LTC3?

GURPS Low Tech Companion 3: Daily Life and Economics. It contains rules for farming, butchering animals, crafting, constructing buildings, etc.

[Emerikol]

Originally Posted by Varyon

GURPS Low Tech Companion 3: Daily Life and Economics. It contains rules for farming, butchering animals, crafting, constructing buildings, etc.

That one is a truly awesome supplement. Worth reading just to learn about old world life.