Calculators and guides built for trades contractors. Use them to figure out your real overhead rate, whether you're actually marking up jobs correctly, and when your slow season is going to hurt.
This is the minimum you must charge per hour before profit. Your actual rate should be this plus your labor cost plus your target margin.
A 35% gross margin requires a 53.8% markup on cost. Most contractors underprice because they use markup when they should use margin.
Below this revenue number you're losing money regardless of how busy you feel. Above it, every dollar of revenue contributes to profit at your margin rate.
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