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A $20/hour employee costs $24-28/hour. FICA, Medicare, FUTA, SUTA, workers' comp.
Client pays → direct costs out → remaining is 100% business money.
Record actual hours per task after every job. After 5-10 entries, the average becomes your production rate.
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