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Ask HN: How do you round your client's billing? Round, ceil, floor?

1 pointsby zebraover 9 years ago
I am building time tracking and billing system. And I don&#x27;t know how to round the time worked.<p>For example: a task done in 1 hr and 20 minutes - does it become 2 hrs, or 1 hr, or maybe 1.5 hrs?

2 comments

smt88over 9 years ago
It becomes 1.3 hours. Usually the exact dollar amount doesn&#x27;t matter to clients, so I just try to be precise. What downside is there in being precise?
detaroover 9 years ago
whatever you do, don&#x27;t round to 1 hr all the time, unless you price that in...