I haven't seen 3.15 before. That seems pretty high to me. 2x is closer to what I have experienced before, some times less if the overhead is low. If a company

I haven't seen 3.15 before. That seems pretty high to me. 2x is closer to what I have experienced before, some times less if the overhead is low. If a company needs 3.15x, then they have some pretty serious overhead issues. Perhaps this is true for large consulting shops, I've only dealt with smaller ones.