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Plan your price and the money needed before payment

Cost estimate

Labor ($)Materials ($)Equipment ($)Travel ($)Overhead (%)Contingency (%)Target gross margin (%)

Total cost: $0.00

Calculated price: $0.00

Calculated gross profit: $0.00

Price = cost ÷ (1 − margin). Include buyer-required wages, taxes, bonds and financing where applicable. No winning-price prediction.

Cash-flow workshop

Profit and cash are different. Plan when costs leave your account and when the buyer is expected to pay. Enter your own assumptions, including any initial setup costs in Month 1.

Cash available for this contract ($)Months to plan

Month 1

Cash costs ($)Expected receipts ($)

Month 2

Cash costs ($)Expected receipts ($)

Month 3

Cash costs ($)Expected receipts ($)

Month 4

Cash costs ($)Expected receipts ($)

Additional cash needed at month-end: $0.00

Projected ending cash: $0.00

Your entered payments: $0.00 · Costs: $0.00

Monthly totals can hide a shortfall within a month. Check exact payroll and payment dates, retention, invoice acceptance and delays. Expected payments are assumptions, not guaranteed receipts.

Cash timeline · USD
Month	Opening	Costs	Receipts	Closing
1	$0.00	$0.00	$0.00	$0.00
2	$0.00	$0.00	$0.00	$0.00
3	$0.00	$0.00	$0.00	$0.00
4	$0.00	$0.00	$0.00	$0.00

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