Include preparation, paid attendance and room costs in teaching economics. Start with attendance records, teaching schedules and room costs. Each example below uses hypothetical values you can replace.
Which calculator should you use?
| Tool | What it answers | What to check |
|---|---|---|
| Effective Teaching Hourly Return | Include preparation and student administration when evaluating lesson pricing. | Use your own preparation time. This is before personal taxes and excludes costs not entered. |
| Attendance-Adjusted Booking Revenue | Forecast service revenue from actual attendance assumptions. | Excludes cancellation fees and variable costs. Attendance is an entered scenario, not a promise. |
These tools answer different questions and may use different units. Choose the tool that measures what you need; a larger result does not necessarily mean a better outcome.
Effective Teaching Hourly Return
Include preparation and student administration when evaluating lesson pricing.
Hourly return = (fee − other costs) / ((lesson + preparation) / 60)
Show example inputs and result
| Fee per lesson | 50 |
|---|---|
| Lesson time | 60 minutes |
| Preparation and admin | 30 minutes |
| Other cost per lesson | 5 |
Result: 30 per hour.
Use your own preparation time. This is before personal taxes and excludes costs not entered.
Open effective teaching hourly returnAttendance-Adjusted Booking Revenue
Forecast service revenue from actual attendance assumptions.
Expected revenue = bookings × attendance rate × average collected price
Show example inputs and result
| Booked appointments | 100 |
|---|---|
| Attendance rate | 90 % |
| Average collected service price | 80 |
Result: 7,200 .
Excludes cancellation fees and variable costs. Attendance is an entered scenario, not a promise.
Open attendance-adjusted booking revenueUse the results in your plan
For a personal training business, review trainer time, facility cost, and admin work across the complete workflow. Use one consistent period and delivery unit: a session. Compare the assumptions with recorded outcomes after delivery, then update the estimate.
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