Price Guard Mini‑Calc

Fast guardrails for proposals and retainers. Enter your costs & targets — get Floor, List (Ask), and Minimum Allowed with hourly/retainer equivalents.

Project Type

Estimated Hours

Internal Cost per Hour ($)

Your blended cost, not client rate.

Subcontractors / Hard Costs ($)

Overhead Allocation (%)

Risk / Contingency (%)

Target Margin (%)

Max Discount Allowed (%)

Market Anchor ($) optional

Expected Hours / Month optional

What these numbers mean

Floor: Your break‑even plus overhead & risk buffer. Do not price below this.
List: Price that hits your target margin.
Minimum Allowed: Negotiation guardrail after max discount. Use this as your walk‑away.

Price Guard Mini‑Calc

Floor (Break‑Even+)

List (Ask)

Minimum Allowed

Hourly Equivalent

Retainer (Monthly)

Headroom