Project Markup & Profit

Roll up direct cost, overhead, contingency, profit and sales tax into a final bid.

Inputs

Direct cost (materials + labor + subs) ($)

Overhead %

Contingency %

Profit %

Sales tax %

Assumptions: Profit is taken on the cost-plus-overhead subtotal, then sales tax is applied last. Adjust contingency upward for remodels with unknowns.

Live estimate

Direct cost$50,000

Overhead (12%)$6000

Contingency (5%)$2500

Profit (15%)$8775

Sales tax (7%)$4709

Final bid price$71984

Effective markup44.0%

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