Free calculator for detailing owners

Can you afford to hire a new detailer?

A new detailer costs wages from the first day and needs training on coatings and correction. Revenue follows once their bookings fill.

Cash in the bank today$ Cash the business adds each month now$ Monthly cost of the new detailer, with taxes and benefits$ Months until the new detailer brings in revenuemonths Extra revenue per month after that$ Payroll per run today (for the safe line)$

Lowest cash, next 12 months

Cost before they pay off

wages paid before new revenue starts

Paid back by

month the hire covers its own cost

Month	Without the hire	With the hire

The starting numbers are an example for an auto detailing business. Replace them with yours.

The worked example

Here a new detailer costs $3,200 a month and starts bringing in $4,500 a month after 1 month. The business pays $3,200 before the hire covers a dollar of it.

How to make the hire safer in an auto detailing business

Hire once you are turning down bookings.
Start new detailers on basic packages while they train.
Add dealer work to fill their week.

See every hire in your forecast

One Page CFO adds the hire to your 13-week forecast and shows the tightest week before you commit.

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