3 Site Lead Economic Analysis

Builder Crash Course Economics Summary (Every 2 Months)

Breakeven for hiring 3 site leads with bimonthly builder crash courses ($2000) with 24 paying customers and 12 volunteers.

Category	Unit	Value
Infrastructure Leads	count	3
Salary per Lead	annual	$80,000
Total Lead Payroll	annual	$240,000
Crash Course Frequency	per year	6
Participants per Course	people	24
Tuition per Participant	dollars	$2,000
Revenue per Course	dollars	$48,000
Annual Crash Course Revenue	dollars	$288,000
Operating Cost per Participant	dollars	$500
Operating Cost per Course	dollars	$12,000
Annual Course Operating Cost	dollars	$72,000
Total Annual Cost (Payroll + Course Ops)	dollars	$312,000
Net Financial Result	dollars	-$24,000
Volunteers per Course	people	12
Hours per Volunteer	hours	40
Volunteer Hours per Course	hours	480
Total Volunteer Hours per Year	hours	2,880
Effective Volunteer Labor Value	dollars/hour	$20
Annual Volunteer Labor Value	dollars	$57,600
Total Effective Value Created	dollars	$33,600

Crash Course Operating Cost per Participant

Cost Category	Typical Cost	Description
Food	$120–$180	Groceries or catering for ~7 days
Housing	$100–$200	Dorms, cabins, tents, or shared accommodation
Materials	$120–$200	Lumber, screws, welding consumables, fabrication stock, etc.
Consumables	$40–$80	Gloves, safety glasses, drill bits, blades, grinding disks
Utilities and logistics	$40–$80	Power, water, transport, cleaning, coordination
Tool wear and maintenance	$20–$40	Equipment wear, repair reserve
Estimated Total	~$500	Approximate marginal cost per participant