diff --git a/app/models/contract.rb b/app/models/contract.rb
index fcded4b..9ddb58f 100644
--- a/app/models/contract.rb
+++ b/app/models/contract.rb
@@ -38,8 +38,7 @@ class Contract < ActiveRecord::Base
     define_method(mthd) { "TODO in later release" }
   end
 
-  [:labor_spent,
-   :total_spent,
+  [:total_spent,
    :profit_spent
   ].each do |mthd|
     define_method(mthd) { "TODO" }
@@ -50,6 +49,12 @@ class Contract < ActiveRecord::Base
     deliverables.inject(0) {|total, deliverable| total += deliverable.labor_budget_total }
   end
 
+  # OPTIMIZE: N+1
+  # OPTIMIZE: also hits redmine_overhead which is known to be slow
+  def labor_spent
+    deliverables.inject(0) {|total, deliverable| total += deliverable.labor_budget_spent }
+  end
+
   # OPTIMIZE: N+1
   def overhead_budget
     deliverables.inject(0) {|total, deliverable| total += deliverable.overhead_budget_total }
diff --git a/test/unit/contract_test.rb b/test/unit/contract_test.rb
index cb84f29..a269d92 100644
--- a/test/unit/contract_test.rb
+++ b/test/unit/contract_test.rb
@@ -45,6 +45,39 @@ class ContractTest < ActiveSupport::TestCase
     end
   end
 
+  context "#labor_spent" do
+    setup do
+      configure_overhead_plugin
+    end
+
+    should "sum all of the labor spent on the Deliverables" do
+      @project = Project.generate!
+      @manager = User.generate!
+      @role = Role.generate!
+      User.add_to_project(@manager, @project, @role)
+      @rate = Rate.generate!(:project => @project,
+                             :user => @manager,
+                             :date_in_effect => Date.yesterday,
+                             :amount => 100)
+
+      contract = Contract.generate!
+      contract.deliverables << @deliverable_1 = FixedDeliverable.generate!
+      @deliverable_1.issues << @issue1 = Issue.generate_for_project!(@project)
+      TimeEntry.generate!(:hours => 5, :issue => @issue1, :project => @project,
+                          :activity => @billable_activity,
+                          :user => @manager)
+
+      contract.deliverables << @deliverable_2 = HourlyDeliverable.generate!
+      @deliverable_2.issues << @issue2 = Issue.generate_for_project!(@project)
+      TimeEntry.generate!(:hours => 20, :issue => @issue2, :project => @project,
+                          :activity => @billable_activity,
+                          :user => @manager)
+
+      assert_equal 2500, contract.labor_spent
+
+    end
+  end
+
   context "#overhead_budget" do
     should "sum all of the overhead budgets of the Deliverables" do
       contract = Contract.generate!