Daily Mineral Complex

What do I quote this job at, and where is my floor?

Formula

4 ingredients

Dose formCapsules per servingServings per containerCapsule size

Capsule fill0.86 of 0.95 ml (90%)

Ingredient	Per serving	Unit	Assay	Overage	$/kg	Lot min	Weighed out
							1.43 g476.19 mg each
							22 mg7.33 mg each
							11 mg3.67 mg each
							75 mg25 mg each

The run

What you order and how it gets made

Bottles in this run

Packaging

ContainerClosureLabel

Tamper-evident neckbandExpected by most retailers.DesiccantNeeded for probiotics and anything hygroscopic.

Conversion and quality

Filling and packing$/unitYield loss%Blend lost to the equipment.Setup and changeover$Charged once for the run.Testing and release$Identity, potency, heavy metals, micro.Inbound freight$Raw materials and components to the plant.

Nothing physically or commercially impossible in this formula. That is not the same as being ready to sell, but it is a real starting point.

Cost to make, per bottle

$3.41

$0.114 per serving. $17,027 for the whole run of 5,000.

Lead time: 10 weeks
Fill weight: 512.19 mg each

Raw materials$1.6147%

Delivery format$0.82824%

Packaging$0.36911%

Conversion$0.43013%

Quality$0.1705%

Line	Per bottle	Per run
Raw materials4 ingredients at 3 percent yield loss	$1.50	$7,485
Lot minimum overbuy4 materials sold in lots larger than this run needs	$0.111	$555
Capsule shells90 x Size 00 (most common)	$0.828	$4,140
Container275cc HDPE round	$0.246	$1,230
Closure45/400 ribbed, foam liner	$0.046	$230
LabelWhite BOPP, 4 colour	$0.073	$365
Tamper-evident neckbandTamper evidence	$0.0044	$22.00
Filling and packingCapsules line rate	$0.360	$1,800
Run setup and changeover$350 once, spread over 5,000 units	$0.070	$350
Testing and release$850 per batch, spread over 5,000 units	$0.170	$850
Total	$3.41	$17,027

Of $3.41, $0.240 is fixed cost spread over this run and $3.17 moves with every extra bottle. A green dot is a reference band, amber is typical trade practice, grey is a number you entered.

I make things

Contract manufacturers and private-label plants

Target gross margin%On the loaded cost, not the direct cost.Plant overhead%Applied on top of direct cost.

Quote per unit

$6.36

at 40% margin

Loaded cost

$3.81

$3.41 direct plus $0.409 overhead

Gross on the run

$12,713

on $31,784 of revenue

Walk-away price

$3.17

Below this the run does not cover its own variable cost

Tier sheet

Every tier held at 40% margin

Quantity	Your cost	Quote	Order value	Your gross	Lead
2,500	$4.44	$7.40	$18,510	$7,404	10 weeks
5,000this run	$3.81	$6.36	$31,784	$12,713	10 weeks
10,000	$3.63	$6.06	$60,551	$24,220	10 weeks
25,000	$3.47	$5.78	$144,583	$57,833	11 weeks
50,000	$3.37	$5.62	$281,102	$112,441	12 weeks

Each row is a full recompute, not a discount applied to the row above. Lot minimums, setup and testing all move the way they really would, which is why the curve is steep at the bottom and nearly flat at the top.