Add up all monthly overhead expenses(electricity, rent, labor, advertising, etc). Divide this number by 160 (work hours in a month) to get your hourly overhead. Calculate how many hours the job will take, and make sure your order total is over this number. It will help to make a pricing grid based on colors and quantity so you can easily quote an order.
How do you work out overheads per print?
I'm just starting out with screen printing and have been asked to give a quote for some hoodies with a simple 1 colour text only print (half the order black ink on light colour hoodies, the other half order white ink on darker colour hoodies)
Obviously i know how much the hoodies cost but I don't know how to work out the costs per unit taking into account all overheads ie, hoodie, ink, electricity for dryer, and anything else that i can't think of.
any advice appreciated.
Cheers
Soulmighty
Obviously i know how much the hoodies cost but I don't know how to work out the costs per unit taking into account all overheads ie, hoodie, ink, electricity for dryer, and anything else that i can't think of.
any advice appreciated.
Cheers
Soulmighty
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I set up how much I charge per color of ink, so say you want to charge 1$ for the first print, .90 for the second, .80 for the third and so on, I drop the price ten cents a color
The only other things I factor are Shirt cost, Shipping, and my profit level
I get about the same results as the work hours in a month method, but I am recouping my cost of labor and shop expense with the ink fee for the most part and I keep my profit consistent
I’ve not got a lot of records to factor my shop expenses yet, so I don’t have anything to base the work hours in a month off
The only other things I factor are Shirt cost, Shipping, and my profit level
I get about the same results as the work hours in a month method, but I am recouping my cost of labor and shop expense with the ink fee for the most part and I keep my profit consistent
I’ve not got a lot of records to factor my shop expenses yet, so I don’t have anything to base the work hours in a month off
Usually start off marking up the apparel
if you bought the hoodie for 7 dollars, mark it up to 10
and then add your ink costs
on Light Garments you dont need an underbase. So based on the quantity of shirts and create a bracket for example: 1-12 prints $2 dollars 12-24 $1.50
Then for additional color within the same bracket... i'd say about 30% of the initial color...
if you bought the hoodie for 7 dollars, mark it up to 10
and then add your ink costs
on Light Garments you dont need an underbase. So based on the quantity of shirts and create a bracket for example: 1-12 prints $2 dollars 12-24 $1.50
Then for additional color within the same bracket... i'd say about 30% of the initial color...
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