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Margin

A percentage added on top of a base amount to set a target or a price. In profit terms, the share of the price you keep.

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What it means

In Time Valuer, margin is how you turn where you are into where you want to be: your current income plus a margin is your goal.

In business, profit margin is profit as a share of the selling price. It's always smaller than the markup that produces it.

Example

Jordan earns $150,000 and is aiming for $250,000. 2,080 working hours a year.
Current income$150,000
Margin+66.7%
Goal$250,000
Per minute$1.20 → $2.00

In Time Valuer

Margin Strategy in Time Valuer adds a margin to any profile to set an income goal or price a project, broken down to the minute.

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Questions and answers

What is margin?

A percentage added on top of a base amount to set a target or a price. In profit terms, the share of the price you keep.

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