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Hourly or project rate

Costs include personal remuneration; billable hours, not all worked hours. Contingency applies to project hours; external costs before margin.

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currency / year
hours / year
%
hours
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Selected currency
%
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Variable to solve: Annual billable hours
Target result: Hourly rate with margin

Only the indicated variable changes; other inputs remain fixed. The solution is checked using the direct calculation within your bounds.

Hourly rate with margin

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Scenario result

Estimate based on your assumptions

Hourly rate with margin€50.00
Hourly cost
€40.00
Project quote
€1,000.00
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Model version 1.0.0

Method and assumptions

Costs include personal remuneration; billable hours, not all worked hours. Contingency applies to project hours; external costs before margin.

Examples are illustrative. Profitability excludes recoverable indirect taxes; use consistent periods. Results depend on your inputs. No automatic legal rates are applied.

P = C / [H × (1 − m)]

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