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Get work order costs

GET 
/work-orders/:workOrderId/costs

Returns the expected vs. actual cost breakdown for a work order. The response compares budgeted and actual figures for material, labor, and overhead costs, along with cost-per-unit and total production hours. A variance object calculates the difference and percentage over or under budget for each category. If actual material cost exceeds expected, the materialVariance will be positive; if under budget, it will be negative. Use this to identify cost overruns and build production profitability reports.

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Cost breakdown

Response
{
  "workOrderNumber": "WO-2025-0312",
  "skuName": "Roasted Garlic Hummus",
  "quantity": 500,
  "unit": "lbs",
  "expected": {
    "materialCost": 4200,
    "laborCost": 850,
    "overheadCost": 300,
    "totalCost": 5350,
    "costPerUnit": 10.7,
    "productionHours": 6
  },
  "actual": {
    "materialCost": 4480,
    "laborCost": 920,
    "overheadCost": 310,
    "totalCost": 5710,
    "costPerUnit": 11.42,
    "productionHours": 6.5
  },
  "variance": {
    "materialVariance": 280,
    "materialVariancePercent": 6.67,
    "laborVariance": 70,
    "totalVariance": 360,
    "totalVariancePercent": 6.73
  },
  "additionalCosts": [
    {
      "description": null,
      "amount": null
    }
  ],
  "materialBreakdown": [
    {
      "itemId": "2087",
      "itemName": "Organic Tahini",
      "inventoryCode": "INV-000312",
      "unit": "lbs",
      "expectedQuantity": 12.5,
      "expectedUnitCost": 3.25,
      "expectedTotalCost": 40.63,
      "actualQuantity": 13.1,
      "actualUnitCost": 3.25,
      "actualTotalCost": 42.58,
      "quantityVariance": 0.6,
      "costVariance": 1.95,
      "costVariancePercentage": 4.8,
      "wasteQuantity": 0.6,
      "wastePercentage": 4.8,
      "lotDetails": [
        {
          "lotId": null,
          "quantity": null,
          "unit": null,
          "cost": null
        }
      ]
    }
  ]
}