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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