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Determine Total Direct Cost (Material + Labor)

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How to Bid Steel Edging

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Combine the calculated material cost and labor cost per linear foot. For this example, add the $2.25 material cost per linear foot and the $2.16 labor cost per linear foot ($2.25 + $2.16 = $4.41 per linear foot). This sum represents your total direct cost for materials and labor for each linear foot of steel edging.

Goal: Calculate the combined material and labor cost per linear foot.

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we want to get $65 an hour for that guy, that cost per linear foot breaks down again to $216. So now we add our material cost of 225 per linear foot plus our labor cost of 216 and that gives us about $4.86 per linear foot. Now profit and overhead don't forget the 10% we add on to this. That comes out to be right around what

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