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Utilization Rate Calculator

Determining your utilization rate is a quick, easy way to determine how profitable your company is. Wherever you are, however big or small your firm is, this easy, 6-step process can give you invaluable insight into the profitability of your business.

Just answer six simple questions, we'll calculate your utilization rate immediately and give you some indication of what that means to your firm."

Gross Sales ($)
(How much does your firm earn in a year.)
Cost of Goods ($)
(Cost of Goods is the total of any items specifically tied to a job that you buy from the outside and pass through the firm, whether or not it is marked up (media, printing, contract labor, messengers/delivery, etc.))
Markup on Goods Sold (%)
(Enter your average markup for these COGS. E.g., enter 25 if your average markup is 25%.)
Number of Employees
(If you had 10 full-time employees and 2 employees who each worked half the week, enter 11.)
Hours Worked (per week/per employee)
(This one is easy, how many hours does each individual employee work each week.)
Average Hourly Charge Out Rate ($)
(If you have two hourly rates, $75 and $125, but charge most of your work at the higher rate, you might enter $120.)

This calculator has been provided by ReCourses. For more information, please visit their web site at www.ReCourses.com