Business · FORTUNE
Fortune #03
Good fortune
A price based only on fabric and zippers can miss real costs. Count labor, packaging, fees, and waste before setting it.
QUOTE CARD
A quote for you
“และราคาของสิ่งใดสิ่งหนึ่งนั้น จะถูกจดจำในฐานะปริมาณชีวิตที่ต้องแลกมาเพื่อสิ่งนั้น”
— เฮนรี เดวิด ธอโร
นักเขียนและนักคิดชาวอเมริกัน ผู้เขียน Walden
- Person
- Henry David Thoreau
- Source work
- After December 6, 1845
- Source text
- And the cost of a thing it will be remembered as the amount of life it requires to be exchanged for it.
STORY & REFLECTION
A bag price that counts labor
Guidance-based illustration · A bag price that counts labor
Illustrative scene: A maker sells many cloth bags at a market yet keeps less money than expected. Her calculation includes fabric and zippers, but not cutting, sewing, photos, or packing.
She times one bag, adds actual costs per order, and calculates what remains after variable costs. She then decides which design to keep and which one needs changing.
The SBA explains break-even using fixed costs, selling price, and variable cost per unit. Seeing all three helps evaluate prices, discounts, and expansion plans.
Sales show interest; the margin shows whether the shop can sustain it.
Reflection
Sound pricing starts with full costs.
A small action today
Add materials, time, packaging, and fees.
A question to reflect on
Which cost of your main product is missing from your notes?