Start with a margin
Work backward from target profit instead of applying an arbitrary multiplier to direct cost.
Excel toolkit · Version 1.0
A five-tab workbook for comparing quotes, recovering machine time, pricing repeatable products and reviewing what each order actually earned. Choose your assumptions; the workbook keeps the arithmetic and formulas visible.
Inside the kit
The workbook separates the price shown to a customer from the actual cost and net result. That makes it easier to see where a job or product needs attention.
Included
Designed for clarity
The workbook is deliberately small enough to understand. It focuses on the decisions that most often disappear from a simple material-plus-markup price.
Work backward from target profit instead of applying an arbitrary multiplier to direct cost.
Material, remakes, machine use, setup, labor, packaging and channel fees stay separate.
Record actual payouts and costs so the next quote can be based on evidence rather than memory.
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