Technology & Computing
Technical Debt Remediation Cost Calculator
Estimate the cost to fix a codebase's code smells and known bugs given average remediation hours and an hourly rate.
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Total remediation cost
₹16,500
Total remediation hours
220
Cost of fixing smells
₹7,500
Cost of fixing bugs
₹9,000
Treat this as a rough backlog-sizing estimate; actual remediation effort varies with codebase complexity and test coverage.
Formula and working
Cost = (codeSmells × hoursPerSmell + bugs × hoursPerBug) × hourlyRate
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Collect the inputs
Number of code smells = 200; Hours to fix each smell = 0.5; Number of known bugs = 40; Hours to fix each bug = 3; Developer hourly rate = 75
- 2
Apply the formula
Cost = (codeSmells × hoursPerSmell + bugs × hoursPerBug) × hourlyRate
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Result
Total remediation cost = 16,500
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