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Interactive business evaluation example
A fictional 15-job HVAC review over 90 days
Illustrative example only. These numbers do not describe a real client or promise a result.
FICTIONAL EXAMPLE
Estimated direct costs$84,000
Actual direct costs$96,500
Actual costs above estimate$12,50014.9% above estimated direct costs
Labor comparison
Labor accounts for $8,000 of the $12,500 variance.
Estimated labor was $36,000; actual labor was $44,000. That leaves $4,500 of the total variance in other direct-cost categories for the review to examine.
Estimated labor$36,000
Actual labor$44,000
What the review finds
Across 15 jobs, actual direct costs are $12,500 higher than estimated.
Labor is $8,000 above its estimate, the largest identified difference in the supplied figures.
The totals show where a variance exists, but not which job, work phase, or cause created it.
What we recommend
Record labor hours against each job and work phase, not only as a period total.
Compare estimated hours with actual hours when each job closes.
Review repeat overruns and adjust future estimates only after checking job conditions and scope changes.
Direct costs are not net profitability. This example does not include revenue, overhead, taxes, financing, or other costs, so it cannot show net profit or an overall profit margin. Findings are observations from fictional totals; recommendations do not guarantee savings.
FICTIONAL DATA · EDUCATIONAL DEMONSTRATION
No client information. No uploads. No connection to private business records.
$28,500Revenue minus the four listed expense categories.
Illustrative operating margin
30.4%Operating surplus ÷ revenue; weighted by revenue for the quarter.
This illustrative surplus is not necessarily net income, gross profit, or cash flow. Taxes, interest, depreciation, financing, and any other unlisted costs or cash movements are excluded. Labor and materials exclude the separately listed rework expense.
Revenue & expenses
▰ Revenue▧ Listed expenses
Bar heights use a shared zero baseline. Exact values below.
Expense breakdown
Labor$30,200
46.3% of listed expenses
Materials / products$18,000
27.6% of listed expenses
Overhead$12,300
18.9% of listed expenses
Rework$4,700
7.2% of listed expenses
Category filters affect this panel only. Overview totals always include all four categories.
Operating margin trend
A single month has no within-period trend. This chart shows only the selected months.
Revenue − labor − materials/products − overhead − rework. This excludes every cost not explicitly listed.
Operating margin
Operating surplus ÷ revenue. Quarter totals are calculated from summed revenue and expenses, never by averaging monthly percentages.
Completion
Completed jobs or appointments ÷ scheduled jobs or appointments. Quarter values use aggregate counts.
Estimated labor utilization
Productive labor hours ÷ available labor hours. An illustration, not a benchmark or employee performance rating.
Rework share
Rework expenses ÷ all four listed expense categories. Rework is separate and is not counted again in labor or materials.
Missing and zero values
Missing, non-finite, or negative source inputs produce unavailable results for the affected totals. Zero denominators produce unavailable ratios. A negative operating surplus is a valid loss.
Accessible sample data
All data fictional. Scroll the table horizontally on smaller screens. Counts and hours are included so the operational indicators can be checked.
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