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How Budgeting Works in ZevBit

Written by ZevBit Software

ZevBit breaks your business into key cost components and connects them into one system:

1. Direct Costs

These are the costs directly tied to doing work:

  • Field Labor

  • Equipment

  • Materials

  • Subcontractors

The main budget page highlighting Direct Costs

These define how much it costs to perform jobs.

2. Overhead Costs

These are the costs required to run your business:

  • Office expenses

  • Insurance

  • Marketing

  • Administrative labor

  • Utilities and subscriptions

  • Other

Scrolling down the main budget page under Overhead Tab

These costs are not tied to a specific job—but must still be recovered.

3. Overhead Recovery

ZevBit allows you to decide how overhead is distributed across your work.

Instead of guessing, you can:

  • Apply markups to labor, materials, or equipment

  • Spread overhead evenly

  • Or allocate it based on labor hours

Overhead Recovery Tab Page

This ensures your pricing covers your business costs.

4. Break-even Point

Your break-even point is the revenue required to:

  • Cover all direct costs

  • Cover all overhead

Overhead Recovery Tab Page

At this point, your business makes zero profit—but also no loss.

5. Profit & Sales Goal

Sales Goals Tab Page

Once break-even is defined, ZevBit helps you:

  • Set a target profit percentage

  • Calculate your required sales goal

  • Understand how much work you need to sell

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