Use case 04 · Production cost calculator
Know your true cost per unit before you commit.
A production cost calculator built on your own costs and rules. It adds up materials, labor, packaging, freight and duty to give a true landed cost per unit, with margin and a suggested price at every order quantity.
The problem
“We don’t know our true cost per unit until it’s too late.”
- Costs are guessed in a spreadsheet that only one person understands.
- Freight, duty and packaging get left out until the invoice arrives.
- Margins are discovered after the order ships, when it’s too late to reprice.
Materials, labor, freight, duty→True cost per unit→Margin and price
Before
Costs guessed in a spreadsheet, and margins discovered after the order ships.
After
True landed cost and margin at every quantity, before you commit.
Good for: Manufacturers, brands and importers.
How it works
From scattered work to done, in three steps.
1
Materials, labor, freight, duty
We build in your bills of materials, supplier prices, labor rates, packaging, freight and duty rules.
2
True cost per unit
Enter a product and a quantity, and the calculator returns the full landed cost per unit, line by line.
3
Margin and price
See margin at every quantity and channel, and a suggested price that hits your target.
What you get
Built around how your team already works.
- Landed cost per unit, including freight and duty
- Margin and suggested price at each quantity and channel
- Side-by-side comparison of suppliers, materials or factories
- Saved quotes and a history of cost changes
Works with
Popular with
Fixed price in writing within 48 hours. You own everything we build. No per-seat fees.
Questions
Questions about this tool.
What is landed cost?
Landed cost is the full cost of getting a product to where you sell it: the product itself plus materials, labor, packaging, freight, duty, insurance and handling. It’s the number your margin should be based on.
Can it handle duty and tariff changes?
Yes. Duty rates and freight costs are kept as settings you can update, and every product’s cost and margin recalculates when they change.
Can our sales team use it for quotes?
Yes. It can feed a quote builder, so every price starts from your true cost and your margin rules.
Related use cases
Often built together.
Want this in your business?
Book a 30-minute call. Fixed price in writing within 48 hours.