PrintRigPRINT BUSINESS SYSTEMS

CALC / 01

Cost the saleable print.

Use delivered consumable prices and a failure allowance. Results are planning estimates, not a profit guarantee.

UNIT ECONOMICS

$5.39

estimated cost / saleable print
Materials with failures
$1.44
Direct labor
$1.67
Maintenance reserve
$0.50
Gross margin at $12
55.1%
Use this cost in break-even →

What this leaves out

Garment blank, shipping, payment fees, rent, tax, design time, depreciation and financing are not included unless you add them to “other.” Compare the result with outsourced transfer quotes and your real selling price.