Price a Weekly Service Stop Without Guessing
Calculate a weekly pool-service price using variable cost, target contribution, and rework risk.
A homeowner wants weekly service at 89 dollars per month, but the stop is off-route and has heavy leaf load. Contribution margin = price minus variable costs, adjusted for route fit and rework risk. The common shortcut is pricing from competitor quotes or empty route capacity. That ignores labor minutes, travel drag, chemical load, and callbacks. Estimate service minutes 22 minutes on site + 18 minutes detour = 40 minutes per visit. Labor is the biggest variable cost, so route drag must be counted. Convert labor cost 40 minutes / 60 x 28 dollars labor cost = 18.67 dollars per…
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