Pricing Calculator

Overview

The Pricing Calculator is a sandbox tool that lets you experiment with product pricing without creating or modifying any real product records. It uses the same pricing formulas as the product pricing worksheet, making it ideal for exploring "what if" scenarios before committing changes.

How It Works

Navigate to Inventory > Pricing Calculator. The page has two main sections:

• Component Sidebar — Browse and add components from your inventory to build a parts list
• Pricing Panel — View calculated costs and pricing based on your selected components and labor inputs

Adding Components

Use the component sidebar to search through your component inventory. Click Add on any component and specify the quantity to include it in your calculation. Components can be added multiple times with different quantities. The parts list updates below the sidebar showing all selected components and their combined material cost.

Pricing Calculations

The pricing panel shows the following calculated values:

• Labor Cost — Based on labor minutes and hourly rate inputs
• Material Cost — Sum of all component costs based on quantities
• COGS — Cost of Goods Sold (Labor Cost + Material Cost)
• Suggested Retail — Based on COGS multiplied by your markup rate
• Wholesale Price — Retail price minus wholesale discount
• Profit Calculations — Profit margins for retail, wholesale, online, and consignment channels

All values update in real time as you adjust inputs.

Sandbox Mode

The Pricing Calculator is completely non-persistent. Nothing you do here is saved — no products are created or modified. When you leave the page, all inputs are cleared. This makes it a safe space to explore pricing strategies before applying them to actual products.