Compare quoted cleaning profit with actual job profit
A quote can meet your target margin and still produce a disappointing result when the job takes longer. Save the estimate before starting, then record revenue actually earned and the costs you incurred.
Keep the estimate intact
Imagine quoting 180 with planned labor and other costs of 120, a 3% payment fee and a 0.30 fixed fee. Planned profit is 54.30, or about 30.2% of revenue. If the actual job costs 145 instead, profit falls to 29.30, or about 16.3%. The profit variance is −25.
Replace reserves with reality
A planning reserve of 5% × 60 = 3 accounts for possible re-cleans across many jobs. For an actual job, replace that expected reserve with the re-clean costs that really happened. Do not add both. If re-clean labor is already in total actual hours, exclude it from the separate re-clean expense.
Decide what to change
A single unusual job is not the whole story. Compare repeat jobs for the same property and look for a pattern: longer laundry handling, unreliable access, repeated restocking or extra travel. Adjust the scope or next quote based on those observations.
Profit after modeled compensation is different from cash in your account. This comparison is a planning record, not a complete accounting ledger.