Flat-Rate Pricing Calculator

You enter seven numbers: technician hourly rate, labor burden (%), estimated hours per job, part cost, part markup (%), overhead multiplier and desired profit margin (%). The calculator then works through four steps.

1. Fully burdened labor = hours × hourly rate × (1 + labor burden).
2. Parts with markup = part cost × (1 + part markup).
3. Break-even cost = (burdened labor + parts with markup) × overhead multiplier.
4. Flat rate price = break-even cost ÷ (1 − desired profit margin). Your profit is the price minus the break-even cost.

These are the calculator's starting values, not a pricing recommendation. A 2-hour job at $35 an hour with a 25% labor burden is $87.50 of burdened labor. A $50 part with a 30% markup is $65. With a 1.5 overhead multiplier, break-even is ($87.50 + $65) × 1.5 = $228.75. For a 20% margin, the flat rate is $228.75 ÷ 0.8 = $285.94, which leaves $57.19 of profit on the job.

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