Job costing tracks all expenses for a specific project — labor, materials, subs, and overhead — to determine actual profit or loss and improve future pricing.
In practice
CRM Services reviews a completed bathroom tile repair and discovers the job took 2 hours longer than quoted — adjusting future bids accordingly.
Why it matters
Job costing is a core business intelligence tool for pricing work profitably.
Common questions
How do I set up job costing?+
Track every expense by project: labor hours, material receipts, and allocated overhead.
What's the difference between job costing and an estimate?+
An estimate predicts costs before work starts. Job costing measures actual costs after.
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