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Applied Fee Calculator

Time Value Tool Job Quote Tool v2.0 — AFM Model
ENTITY: Applied, LLC
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PRINCIPLE: Cost basis is your floor, not your quote.
RULE: Cheapest clients = highest maintenance.
TARGET MARGIN: 50% standard
PAYMENT: Invoice 1 before work begins. Non-negotiable.
SCOPE: Never start without a signed SOW.
Real-World Income Basis INPUTS
Market Equivalent (what you'd earn employed)
Equivalent Base Salary
$
Bonus (% of base)
%
Total Cash Comp —
+ 50% Freelancer Premium —
Benefits & Time Value
Monthly Benefits Value
$
Vacation Weeks
Billable Efficiency
%
Annual Floor Revenue Target —
Effective Billable Hrs / Year —
Overhead FIXED + VARIABLE
Fixed Annual
Office / Home Office
$
Accounting / Bookkeeping
$
Legal (incl. ITAR counsel)
$
LLC / State / Corporate Fees
$
Other Fixed
$
Total Fixed / Year —
Variable Annual
AI / Software Subscriptions
$
OSINT Databases / Tools
$
Equipment (annualized)
$
Web / Infra (Applied + JANN)
$
Other Variable
$
Total Variable / Year —
Time Value Output — Hourly Floor Rate
Hourly Floor — time value only
Overhead / hr — fixed + variable
Fully-Loaded Floor — minimum billable rate
Day Rate Floor — 8-hr day
Applied Service Tiers — Benchmark Reference @ 50% Margin
Intelligence Audit
Current-state assessment of client collection & analysis practices. Report + debrief.
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Est. 15–25 hrs
Program Intelligence Brief
Deep-dive on specific program, competitor, or market. Written brief.
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Est. 10–20 hrs
Collection Architecture
Assess and design a client's in-house OSINT collection architecture, scoped from a single team to a full program.
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Est. 20–40 hrs
Labor DAYS × RATE × HRS
Role Days Rate/hr Hours Comp
You —
Subcontractor 1 —
Subcontractor 2 —
Total Labor — —
Job Overhead & Fees AUTO-CARRIED FROM TVT
Fixed Overhead (this job)
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Variable Overhead (this job)
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Rush Fee
$
Cost-Based Total —
Quote Tiers SELECT ONE
Friends & Family
25% margin
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Full price on invoice, named discount below
Standard Quote
50% margin
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Default. Send this unless you have reason not to.
"Don't Want This Job"
75% margin
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If they say yes, you're compensated for the inconvenience.
Custom Margin
60%
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Dial to match situation.
Selected Quote
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Effective rate
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Profit on job
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Invoice Schedule — Customizable Split
Invoice #1 Start of work % — Before work begins
Invoice #2 Phase 2 / mid-point % — Draft delivery
Invoice #3 Final delivery % — On final
Total Invoiced
⚠ DOES NOT SUM TO 100% —
Cost Breakdown Summary
Your Labor —
Subcontractor(s) —
Overhead —
Rush Fee —
Cost-Based Total —