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Freelance Sustainable Rate Plan

Allocate target compensation and overhead across realistic annual billable capacity.

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FormulaBillable hours = v.weeks*v.hours_week*v.billable/100 ; Required rate = (v.compensation+v.overhead)/(v.weeks*v.hours_week*v.billable/100)
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Worked example

Inputs

Weeks
46 weeks
Hours week
35 hours/week
Billable
60 %
Compensation
60000 currency
Overhead
15000 currency

Expected results

Billable hours
966 hours
Required rate
77.63975155 currency/hour

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How to use this tool

  1. Enter your own assumptions using a consistent currency and period.
  2. Review the scenario outputs and compare alternative inputs.
  3. Check the stated model limits before using the result in an operating plan.

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{
  "weeks": 46,
  "hours_week": 35,
  "billable": 60,
  "compensation": 60000,
  "overhead": 15000
}

Accuracy and scope

Deterministic planning scenario; inputs are assumptions, not forecasts. Excludes taxes, financing, legal requirements and costs not explicitly entered. Source explains the underlying planning framework; this specific scenario arithmetic is original.

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