Calculator template
Turn income goals, expenses, billable days, and tax reserve into a day-rate calculator you can edit.
Review the inputs and formulas below, then open this template in the calculator builder to customize the field names, values, result styles, and notes.
Inputs
Uses income_goal in formulas, starts as a currency field, and begins at 7000.
Uses expenses in formulas, starts as a currency field, and begins at 1200.
Uses billable_days in formulas, starts as a number field, and begins at 16.
Uses tax_reserve in formulas, starts as a percent field, and begins at 25.
Outputs
Format currency
Result style primary
Formula (income_goal + expenses) / (billable_days * (1 - tax_reserve))
Day rate needed to hit the target after reserve.
Format currency
Result style metric
Formula income_goal + expenses
Revenue target before the reserve is set aside.
Use cases
Category
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Related
Use the guide when you want the logic behind a day-based offer.
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FAQ
Short answers for the questions that usually come up first.
Yes. Open the template in the builder, then change the labels, values, formulas, notes, or output display styles to fit your workflow.
Yes. Save it on this device, export JSON, or copy a share link after you make changes.
Yes. Templates are meant to be edited. Remove fields, add new ones, or swap formulas if you want a different custom calculator.