Does this work in Excel and Google Sheets?

Both. Google Sheets: File > Import, or open and make a copy. Excel 365: open it directly. No macros, no add-ons, nothing to install.

Which units can I buy and use in?

Weight, volume, count, length and area. Grams to pounds, milliliters to gallons, millimeters to yards, square centimeters to square feet, and each or dozen.

Why does my line cost show zero?

You bought the material in one family and used it in another, length into area, or weight into volume. Convert the purchase to the family you work in.

How do I cost cutting waste?

Yield %. If a pattern yields 78% of a hide, enter 78 and the workbook spreads the other 22% across every piece.

I'm not confident with spreadsheets. Will I manage?

Yes. The white cells are the only ones you touch. The Quick-Start Guide has your first real number on screen in about five minutes, and if you get stuck, message me.

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COGS Calculator for Makers

The materials were $12, the listing says $45, and somehow there is no profit.

Fractional material cost across weight, volume, length, area and count, with labor and overhead, and the minimum price at your target margin.

$24 USD · one-time

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Handmade Product COGS Calculator dashboard

Who it's for

Made for the way you actually work.

Makers pricing handmade work beyond materials times three
Etsy and craft-fair sellers with fees eating the difference
Anyone whose own hours vanish somewhere inside the price
Makers moving from hobby prices to business prices

What's included

Everything in one file.

Dashboard: Three headline numbers and two charts. Read-only.
Start Here: Five steps from opening the file to a real number on screen.
Product Costing: Where you cost one recipe. The main working sheet.
Materials: Your shelf. Enter each purchase once; used everywhere.
Settings: Labor rate, overhead, target margin and fees.
Instructions: What each sheet does, and what to do if a number looks off.
About: Version, license and support.
PDF Quick-Start Guide: two pages, first result in five minutes

How it works

Three steps to a number you trust.

Open Settings. Set your labor rate, overhead %, and the gross margin you want to keep.
Open Materials. Enter each purchase the way you actually buy it, and set yield % for anything that produces scraps.
Open Product Costing. Name the product and say how many the batch makes.

A look inside

The screens you'll be working in.

List of the eight sheets in the handmade COGS calculator

Product Costing sheet with materials, labor and cost per piece

Materials sheet with pack prices, units and yield

Settings sheet with overhead, target margin and fees

Three steps to a price: load materials, cost the product, read the minimum

Compatibility list showing Excel, Google Sheets, Mac and Windows support

Questions

Good to know.

Does this work in Excel and Google Sheets?: Both. Google Sheets: File > Import, or open and make a copy. Excel 365: open it directly. No macros, no add-ons, nothing to install.
Which units can I buy and use in?: Weight, volume, count, length and area. Grams to pounds, milliliters to gallons, millimeters to yards, square centimeters to square feet, and each or dozen.
Why does my line cost show zero?: You bought the material in one family and used it in another, length into area, or weight into volume. Convert the purchase to the family you work in.
How do I cost cutting waste?: Yield %. If a pattern yields 78% of a hide, enter 78 and the workbook spreads the other 22% across every piece.
I'm not confident with spreadsheets. Will I manage?: Yes. The white cells are the only ones you touch. The Quick-Start Guide has your first real number on screen in about five minutes, and if you get stuck, message me.

One mispriced job costs more than this.

$24 once, and it's yours to keep. It pays for itself the first time it stops you underpricing a job or leaving margin on the table. No subscription, no login, just a file that does the maths.

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