Why a contract can lose money

Compare the reward with every cost, then divide by the time.

A contract loses money when its reward does not cover your costs. Enter the reward and rental quote from the contract screen, then add consumables, transport and operating expenses without counting an expense twice.

Helper cost uses the rate you enter multiplied by active helper hours. Waiting and unloading can extend total job time without extending that paid work time; enter the two times separately.

Net result is reward minus all entered costs; net per hour divides it by total elapsed time. Open manual contract analysis to compare your assumptions. Importing missions.xml does not supply missing rental quotes, helper use or work duration.

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