Table 2.

Comparison of total costs.

	Pre-core-lab	Core-lab
Direct costs, €
Equipment	14,950.00	20,450.00
Staff	352,898.86	301,217.78
Total	367,848.86	321,667.78
Indirect costs (4.61% of direct costs), €	16,954.05	14,825.82
General costs (13.95% of direct +indirect costs), €	53,680.01	46,940.82
Total, €	438,482.91	383,434.18