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Should I Take This Job?
Quote price, hours, travel and materials against your margin floor — go or no-go before you schedule.
Decision
Take it
Margin 58.1% vs floor 18.0% (incl. risk adjustment)
- Loaded labor cost
- $406
- Overhead allocation
- $220
- Total cost
- $1,006
- Profit at quoted price
- $1,394
- Margin on price
- 58.1%
Meets your margin floor
What this assumes
- Illustrative defaults — replace with your actual costs and local rules.
Understanding the result
How to use this
Quote price, hours, travel and materials against your margin floor — go or no-go before you schedule.
Common questions
What margin floor should I use?
Many residential shops use 15–25% net on price; add points for risky or vague scope.
Does this include overhead?
Yes — overhead is applied to direct job cost before margin.
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