Garment Price Calculator

Many of you have loads of questions regarding product pricing.

• How much will it cost to make a product?
• What will the retail price be?
• How much margin should I have?
• How much does it cost to produce 200 sweaters?

We have put together a Garment Price Calculator where you can get calculations on FOB, wholesale and retail prices, margin differences, prototype and product development cost, production cost and what your profits will be depending on all the number you enter in the calculator.

This is an incredible tool to use right at the beginning of your collection and during the product development stage to keep track of those numbers and make sure you make a profit!

Check out the video or use it in the Member Zone.

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