How does everybody account for overhead in their estimates before profit or after. I learned to add it in before the profit # wondered how every one else does it.
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Before. Industry convention in commercial work is to add overhead to your direct costs, and then add profit to that subtotal.
Bob
I'm trying to imagine how it would be possible to add OH after profits. That couild make the profits non-existant
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