Calculators
Free calculators for the numbers that decide whether a job pays: overhead, hourly rate, markup, margin and pricing a room. No sign-up, no ads.
Running the business
Pricing a job
- Markup and margin calculator Turn a markup into a margin and back. Enter your cost and one number, and see the price, the markup,…
- Job profit calculator Compare what you quoted with what the job really took, and see in money where the margin went: extra hours,…
- Painting cost calculator Price a room from its floor area and ceiling height: wall area, paint to buy, labour hours and a price…
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Overhead per billable hour
Overhead per month
Of which your office time
Overhead as a share of your rate
Rate to charge per hour
Break-even rate per hour
Per 8-hour day
Billable hours a year
Selling price
Markup
Margin
Profit
| Markup | Margin |
|---|---|
| 10% | 9.1% |
| 15% | 13% |
| 20% | 16.7% |
| 25% | 20% |
| 30% | 23.1% |
| 40% | 28.6% |
| 50% | 33.3% |
| 75% | 42.9% |
| 100% | 50% |
Actual profit
Actual margin
Profit you planned
Margin you planned
Difference
Lost on extra hours
Lost on materials
Price to quote
Wall area to paint
Ceiling area
Paint to buy
Labour hours
Labour
Materials with markup
Doors count as 21 sq ft (2 m²) and windows as 15 sq ft (1.4 m²). Ceilings take 30% longer per coat. Sundries such as tape, caulk, rollers and sheeting add 10% to the paint cost.
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