Selling price (per deck):

Based on selling boards per month.

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Instructions:

Use this calculator to determine the selling price of your skateboards. Fill in the blue fields with your values. The yellow fields show subtotals and totals based on your inputs.

This tool is provided by Open Source Skateboards.

Step 1: Labor Rate

Enter your labor rate

This is the amount you'll pay yourself or an employee.

Use this to account for the overhead associated with labor - a value between 2 and 3 is recommended. This covers things like taxes, hiring, training, employee support, etc.

Your actual cost of labor.

Step 2: Major Equipment

Enter in the costs of your high-value equipment:

Equipment Cost ($) Setup Time (hrs) # of Boards Price per Board ($)
Molds
Press
3D Printer
CNC Router
Saws
Sanders
Spraying Equipment
Graphics Equipment
Other Equipment
Total Cost per Board

*Cost: how much you paid. Setup time: how long it took to set up. # of boards: how many boards you expect to make with your equipment before needing to replace it.

Step 3: Operation Expenses

Enter info about your space/production:

How many boards you plan to make each month.

Your monthly rent/mortgage/taxes on the space you build boards in.

How much electricity, water, etc. used per month to make boards.

Website fees, software fees, any other subscriptions.

This is how much you need to charge per board to cover just your space/operations expenses.

Step 4: Materials Costs

Use the table below to input info about your board building materials.

Material Order Cost ($) Shipping Cost ($) # of Boards Order Time (min) Unload/Storage Time (min) Price per Board ($)
Veneer
Glue
Sandpaper
Bits
Saw Blades
PPE
Other (inks, coatings, etc.)
Total Material Cost Per Board

*Order Cost: how much you pay when you order the material, excluding shipping. Shipping Cost: how much you pay in shipping fees. # of Boards: how many boards you expect your order can produce. Order Time: how long it takes to place an order or go to store and pickup. Unload/Storage Time: how long it takes to unload, inspect, and store the material.

Step 5: Process Costs

Use the table below to input info about your board building process.

Process Time (min) # of Boards Cost per Board ($)
Glue & Press
Marking & Registration
Drilling
Shaping
Routing Edges
Sanding
Clearcoating
Graphics
Other Processes
Process Total

*Time: amount of time spent on each process. # of Boards: the number of boards processed (for example, if it takes you 12 minutes to glue up 3 decks, input "12" in "Time" and "3" in "# of Boards").

Step 6: Packaging

Use the table below to input info about your board packing process. Note: this does not include shipping costs.

Packaging Time per board (min) Materials cost per board (boxes, tape, etc.) ($) Subtotal ($)
Create & print label
Pack board
Drop off
Packing Cost Per Board

*Time per board: the time you spend on each process, per board. Materials cost per board: the cost of your materials (like box, tape, padding, etc.) per board.

Step 7: Margins

Enter your profit margin below to determine your selling price.

%

Total

Here is your calculated selling price:

Note: this does not include shipping costs.

Remember folks, it's 2023. Don't sell yourself short, don't undervalue your work!

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