Add labor and machine time
Your time is a cost. Add it so your price pays you, not just your supplies.
When you're done
Have your time and machine cost in every product's price.
Add your time
On the cost to make page, click Add a line and pick Labor
Describe the work
"Pour, cure and label" or "Weed and press".
Enter minutes per item and your hourly rate
9 minutes at $18 an hour is $2.70 per item.
Tip: Time a batch, then divide. If 12 candles take 1 hour 48 minutes, that's 9 minutes each.
Add machine time
Machines like a laser, UV printer or embroidery machine cost money to run and wear out. In your studio's Overview, add a machine with an hourly cost. Then add a Machine time line to products that use it.
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