Compare three scenarios side by side: your current capacity, your AI-enabled capacity (same team), and your capacity after hiring one more person. Tells you which move actually adds output — and what it costs.
Current capacity uses your reported monthly output as baseline.
AI-enabled capacity applies a 2.5x multiplier (the typical lift from properly-implemented AI workflows: first-draft work compresses 4-5x while editorial work stays roughly the same, blending to ~2.5x overall output gain). AI cost assumes Claude Team ($30/seat × team size × 12 months) plus a one-time $3,500 implementation engagement.
Hire-one-more capacity applies a 1.15x output multiplier (a new mid-level hire produces about 15% of team output once ramped, accounting for coordination overhead and ramp time).
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