Free business calculator
Check whether a job price covers materials, labor, overhead, and other job costs before you assume the work is profitable.
Tool & Tally calculators are for general business planning and estimating; they are not tax, legal, payroll, financial, or accounting advice. No guaranteed revenue, profit, leads, bookings, sales, rankings, or ROI.
Quick margin check
Formula and assumptions
Total Job Cost = Materials + Labor + Subs + Equipment + Other Direct Costs + Allocated Overhead
Profit = Job Price - Total Job Cost
Profit Margin % = Profit / Job Price × 100
Required Price = Total Job Cost / (1 - Target Margin)Sales tax collected for a government agency generally should not be treated as business revenue. Use your actual books or accountant for final decisions.
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Coming in the next calculator wave: find the lowest price that covers labor, overhead, and profit target.
If jobs depend on estimate requests, model the possible value of missed or delayed qualified requests.
Business Number Path
After checking margin, compare markup versus margin and then set the lowest job price that still covers costs.
This keeps the free tools connected as an owner workflow: price → margin/markup → labor/overhead → follow-up → cash pressure → Business Health Quick check.
Free planning aids only. No calculator guarantees revenue, profit, leads, bookings, rankings, sales, or ROI.