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What does this project actually contribute after real costs?
Enter your project revenue, direct cost, labour, overhead, and reserve to see contribution and margin, transparent arithmetic, not pricing or tax advice.
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Calculate a result to see the largest cost input.
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The arithmetic behind a declared scope
A project fee can look healthy until direct costs, labour, overhead, and reserves are visible. This planner exposes the arithmetic behind a declared scope. It does not tell you what to charge or what tax will be. Use it to ask whether the scope, time, costs, and client terms support the business decision you are about to make.
A $2,000 project with $500 direct cost, 12 hours valued internally at $75, and $200 overhead has $1,600 of declared cost and $400 contribution before a reserve, or 20 percent. A 30 percent target under those inputs needs about $2,285.71. The result changes with scope, payment timing, tax, risk, and real costs. Verify those outside the tool.
This is a planning calculation, not a certification. Confirm the relevant camera, lens, card, printer, contract, location, or workflow constraint in the real setup before relying on the result.
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FAQ
- Does this tell me what to charge?
- No. It calculates assumptions you enter. Pricing requires scope, client, market, cash-flow, tax, and professional judgment.
- Is this a guarantee?
- No. The result is bounded by the inputs and assumptions shown on the page. It is designed to support a better next decision, not replace a test, measurement, proof, or professional judgement where one is needed.