Cost without Formul8 (monthly)
$31,758
Cost with Formul8
$28,479
Value of time saved
$5,106
Total value
$24,556
Software price
$99
Break-even time
0.5 mo
Time saved is not cash by itself. It turns into cash if you cut overtime, delay a hire, or use fewer contractors.
Value Components Breakdown
Easy Summary
- Money: You come out ahead by $24,556 per month after paying for the software.
- Time: About 78 hours back per month across your team.
- Top 3 wins: Less wasteful buying, Faster launches, Smarter decisions.
- Break even: 0.5 mo
Quick Sources
- U.S. BLS — Occupational Employment & Wages (May 2024)Hourly medians used to set pay rates; we apply ~1.6× for benefits/overhead.
- Ju & Aral (2025) — Collaborating with AI AgentsHuman–AI teams RCT informs time-saved floors for text-centric roles.
- Microsoft Work Trend Index 2024 — AI at WorkBenchmarks for time savings in knowledge work.
- McKinsey (2025) — Innovation revolution powered by AISupports innovation throughput factor (faster SKU launches).
- Deloitte (2025) — Global CPO SurveyProcurement leakage controls and priorities.
- Hackett Group (2018) — Maverick Spend StudyOff-contract spend data; used for leakage assumptions.
- LabLynx (2025) — Laboratory Informatics ROIError reduction & rework avoidance support quality savings.
- Industry Jobs Report (2025)User-provided PDF. Used to validate regulated product wage bands and hiring trends.
- MIT studies — Noy & Zhang (2023/2024); Brynjolfsson, Li & Raymond (2023)Experimental and field evidence of productivity gains for writing and customer support; informs time-saved ranges.
- Meta (2024–2025) — LLM-assisted productivity researchFindings on agentic workflows and code/content assistants; context for upper-bound savings.
How we calculate (plain)
- Cost without Formul8 = staff cost + error rework + expected fines + baseline ops & marketing spend.
- Staff cost = sum of (hourly rate × role hours × company size scale).
- Time saved (value) = hours saved × hourly rate; treated as capacity unless you reduce OT/contractors.
- Error savings = baseline error cost × error reduction%.
- Risk savings = expected fines/month × (1 − risk factor).
- Earlier launches = (new SKUs/quarter ÷ 3) × days gained × gross margin/day.
- Decision value = (decisions/quarter ÷ 3) × value-at-risk/decision × decision uplift%.
- Total value = (cost without − cost with) + earlier launches + leakage saved + decision value.
Legal Notice: For licensed regulated product operators 21+ only. Calculations are estimates only; not legal, financial, or medical advice. This tool may NOT be used for illegal activities including unlicensed operations, underage sales, or any violations of federal, state, or local laws. State rules vary significantly. All users must possess required licenses and permits.
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