Product cost calculator
Add what one piece needs. You get the cost per piece, a price for the margin you want, and what is left after courier and returned parcels. The figures here are typical for a lawn suit. Replace them with yours.
Cost per piece
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Materials, wastage, labour, packaging and your share of overheads.
Where the cost goes
Cost of the whole batch
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Materials per piece
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Price for a 30% margin
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Rounded up to the next Rs 10.
Margin at the price used
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You keep on each COD order placed
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After courier and returned parcels, averaged.
On a delivered parcel
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You lose on a returned parcel
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Know your cost. Now take the orders.
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How do I work out the cost of one piece?
Add up everything that goes into it: fabric, lace, buttons, dyeing, stitching and packaging. Add a share for wastage. Then add your overheads divided by the number of pieces in the batch. The total is your cost per piece. The costing sheet shows each line so you can check it.
What is wastage and how much should I add?
Wastage is cloth lost in cutting and pieces that get spoiled. The 5% in the box is a typical starting figure, not a rule. Look at your last batch, compare the cloth you bought with the cloth that reached customers, and use that number.
How are overheads spread over the batch?
Enter what the batch costs you beyond materials and labour, such as rent share, electricity, cloth transport and photos. The tool divides it by the number of pieces. A bigger batch means less overhead on each piece.
What is the difference between margin and markup?
Margin is profit as a share of the selling price. Markup is profit as a share of the cost. A 30% margin on a Rs 2,000 cost gives a price of about Rs 2,857, which is a 43% markup. This tool uses margin, so the price it suggests keeps that share of every sale.
Why does the tool show what I keep per COD order?
With cash on delivery some parcels come back. You pay the courier both ways and lose the packaging, but not the piece itself if you can resell it. The tool averages a delivered parcel and a returned one using the percentage you enter, so the number is closer to what lands in your account.
Does the tool count ad spend?
No. Ads and returned pieces you cannot resell are not in the cost per piece. The COD profit calculator takes ad spend per order if you want the full picture.