Pricing & Profit · Contractor Job-Cost Ledger
Follow the cost without counting it twice.
Explore a fixed renovation estimate as a committed cost becomes actual, or a pending change is approved.
Current job forecast
These three cost components sum to $31,300.00.
| Approved contract | $48,000 |
| Actual cost to date | $15,300 |
| Open commitments | $4,600 |
| Uncommitted cost to complete | $11,400 |
| Forecast vs revised budget | $4,050 below budget |
Forecast cost is actuals plus remaining commitments plus uncommitted work. The fixed pending change is excluded until approved.
Post a $500 invoice against a commitment
These three cost components sum to $31,300.00.
| Approved contract | $48,000 |
| Actual cost to date | $15,800 |
| Open commitments | $4,100 |
| Uncommitted cost to complete | $11,400 |
| Forecast change | $0 |
The invoice adds $500 to actuals and removes $500 from the open commitment. Total forecast cost stays unchanged instead of rising twice.
Approve a change: +$2,800 revenue, +$1,950 cost
These three cost components sum to $33,250.00.
| Approved contract | $50,800 |
| Actual cost to date | $15,300 |
| Open commitments | $4,600 |
| Uncommitted cost to complete | $13,350 |
| Revised budget | $37,300 |
This sample assumes the entire approved extra cost is still uncommitted. Revenue and the remaining forecast cost both change.
The full downloadable tool
This preview exposes only the fixed cases shown above.
- Freeze original estimates and track approved or pending changes.
- Link actual costs to commitments and enter remaining work.
- Review forecast cost, margin drift and printable job reports.