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Overhead

The cost of running the company that cannot be billed to one job: rent, office staff, insurance, software, and the owner's management pay.

Used across 3 Anvilfield field guides, most in HVAC.

Also defined as

  • Electrical: Cost not billable to one job, recovered through the overhead rate rather than a customer invoice
  • Landscaping: The indirect cost of running the business, spread across all jobs as a markup

Where this shows up

HVACOverhead recovery and bid markupElectricalJob expense and receipt trackingLandscapingLandscape estimating and bidding

Related terms

ContingencyMarginMarkupCost codeCubic yardLabor burdenPO (purchase order)Production rate

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