One product. Every cost on the line.
$39, once. Materials, hours, rent, waste, fees, and the booth — then a unit cost, a retail price, and a wholesale floor you can actually quote.
Materials times two is not a unit cost
Labor, overhead, the batch that failed, the jar that cracked, Etsy fees, and packing tape all belong in the number. This file walks one SKU through every layer until you have a price that holds.
You fill the lines. The book holds the math.
Seven spreads walk one SKU from materials and hours to a retail and wholesale price. After checkout this page opens the file in the browser.
Buy once. Cost every SKU.
Duplicate the sheet for the next product line. No subscription. A planning tool, not financial advice.
Seven spreads. You fill the lines.
Excel or Google Sheets. Cost one product, duplicate the file, run the next SKU. After checkout the workbook opens in this browser.
Buy it once. Cost every SKU.
$39. Digital file. Nothing ships. No subscription. A planning tool, not financial advice.
Costing Workbook
A complete walkthrough for one product
one-time
Yours to reuse on every SKU
What you get:
Wholesale Template
Quote shops without going below the real unit.
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For makers who know the unit
What you get:
Maker Kit
Workbook plus template costs $55. The kit is $49 and includes the seasonal recost.
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Save $6 vs the two files
What you get:
Questions makers actually ask
Your Costing Workbook is on the table.
Name the product you are costing
Work one SKU at a time. A 4 oz candle is not the same product as an 8 oz candle. Batch size is how many finished units this round produces.
Materials that went into the batch
List every input you bought for this batch. The workbook divides the total by finished units later. Do not skip the lid, label, or wick tab.
Put a number on your time
Include pour, cure checks, labeling, packing, and cleanup. If you would not do it for free for a stranger, it belongs here.
Overhead that keeps the studio open
Rent, insurance, website, software, tools that wear out. Enter a monthly total, then how many units you typically finish in a month.
Waste, defects, and the jar that cracked
If 1 in 20 units is unsellable, the other 19 have to carry that cost. Enter the percent of the batch you do not sell.
Packing, booths, and the cut platforms take
Shipping supplies per unit, a share of booth or market fees, listing platform fees, and card processing.
The real number for this SKU
Retail is set so that after selling fees you keep a 50% gross margin on the selling price. Wholesale is half of retail. These are planning estimates from the figures you entered, not financial advice.
Dollar Piece does not provide financial, tax, or accounting advice. You are responsible for the figures you enter and the prices you set.