Job Costing: Estimate, Track and Review Margin
Compare estimated and actual labour, materials, subcontractors and overhead, then choose the next pricing or delivery action.
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List of all related Margin101 business guides.
Progress Billing and Cash Timing for Project Businesses
Design observable billing milestones and model invoice and receipt dates separately from project profit.
What to Review When Service Costs Rise
Re-cost actual work, isolate the changed input and decide whether to revise scope, rate, process or capacity.
How to Decide Whether to Bid on a Low-Margin Job
Separate job contribution from capacity, cash timing, strategic value and downside risk before deciding whether to bid.
Overhead Allocation Without Hiding Bad Economics
Define the pool and object, compare plausible allocation drivers and retain an unallocated contribution view.
Cost per Job, Order or Customer: Pick the Denominator
Match the denominator to the cost pool and decision, reconcile total cost and avoid comparing unlike per-object figures.
How to Compare Crew Sizes for Job Profitability
Compare matched crew records by worker-hours, accepted output, loaded labour cost and contribution without asserting an ideal crew size.
How to Cost Labour and Materials in a Service Quote
Keep labour, materials, subcontractors and allocated overhead visible without counting the same cost twice.
Job Costing Estimate-v-Actual Worksheet
Capture estimated and actual job costs on one basis and reconcile variances without double counting.