The real price you must quote to hit your target margin — after overhead. (Markup ≠ margin.)
The real price you must quote to hit your target margin — after overhead. (Markup ≠ margin.)
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Most contractors lose margin at the quote itself — by adding a markup to cost and forgetting overhead, or by confusing markup with margin. A 15% markup is not a 15% margin. This calculator works backwards from the margin you actually want to keep, after site overhead, and tells you the minimum price to quote.
Markup is added on top of cost (₹100 cost + 15% markup = ₹115). Margin is the share of the selling price you keep (₹115 price with ₹100 cost = 13% margin, not 15%). This tool sizes the price so your kept margin is what you targeted.
Site overhead — supervision, establishment, rentals — is real cost. If you quote margin on direct cost alone, overhead eats it. Enter it here so the quote protects your true margin.
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