Shop Overhead Allocation Calculator
Allocate recurring monthly shop costs equally across a planned number of jobs.
Set up your calculation
An illustrative example is loaded. Replace its values with your measurements, costs or documented settings.
Calculation
Your result
- Monthly overhead
- $1,500.00
- Overhead cost per job
- $150.00
- Per-job allowance with markup
- $150.00
The quote handoff carries your inputs and assumptions. Only an explicit base cost is suggested as a quote cost; prices, rates and measurements remain planning notes.
How it works
Monthly overhead = rent + utilities + insurance + other overhead. Allocation per job = monthly overhead ÷ jobs.
- Equal allocation suits similar jobs. For jobs with very different shop time, use hourly overhead recovery. Markup is applied to cost, not treated as sales margin.
Learn the method in the Academy
Follow the matching lesson or workshop reference before applying the result.
Use this in your project
Continue with the next measurement or cost, then keep the assumptions with your quote.
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