Operations

Operations calculators estimate the running costs of a business, so you can price work and plan budgets with fewer surprises. The employee cost calculator adds payroll taxes, benefits and overhead to a salary, which shows the full cost of a hire rather than the wage alone.

Restaurant owners can use the restaurant prime cost calculator to combine the cost of goods sold with labor and compare the total against sales. Anyone planning a new site can use the website cost calculator for an educational project estimate before asking for quotes.

These tools give planning figures, not bids or accounting statements. Your real costs depend on location, suppliers and contracts. For background, read the true cost of an employee beyond salary and what restaurant prime cost is, which explain the categories behind each input and the common rules of thumb operators use.