| Labor $9.00/hr. x 40 hours | ||||
| Average machine cost with software | ||||
| Monthly pymt. 60 months @ 10% | ||||
| Weekly pymt.(Monthly payment x 12 divided by 52 weeks) | ||||
| One shift utilization 8 hours/day (Labor + weekly payment) | ||||
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| 6,000 stitch pattern (3-color) (The average corporate logo will be about 3000-5000 stitches) 700 stitches per minute (Machines usually run up to 1200 Stitches per minute) Running =6000/700 stitches per minute | ||||
| Framing (Time alloted for re-hooping machine provided you have a double set of hoops) | ||||
| Color change (Time alloted for 3 color changes) | ||||
| Total cycle time | ||||
| Cycles per shift (420 minutes(7-hours) divided by total cycle time) | ||||
| Dozen per shift (Number of cycles times the number of heads) | ||||
| Dozen per week (Doz. Per day x 5 days) | ||||
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| Production Cost/doz (One shift utilization cost divided by dozen per week) | ||||
| Plus .27/doz for backing (Calculated on average cost of backing per dozen) | ||||
| Plus .18/doz for thread (Calculated on average thread usage for 12 embroiderys @ 6000 stitches each) | ||||
| Total cost per doz | ||||
| Cost each (Dozen cost divided by 12) | ||||
| Cost/1000 stitches(Cost each divided by 6) |
This pro-forma is intended to illustrate the cost comparison heads running the same pattern using a uniform cost formula. It is not intended to give an actual cost of production. Embroidery profits will vary considerably based on several factors. Generally speaking, however, most people embroidering on this level are making the bulk of their profits from finished garments (ie. caps, jackets, shirts, etc.)