This document discusses how to calculate yarn consumption and pricing for fully fashioned knitwear. It outlines key factors like garment weight, wastage percentage, gauges, and production costs. Standard cost margins (CM) are provided for different gauges and seasons. Additional charges are listed for styling elements like raglan shoulders. An example calculation is provided to determine the FOB price of a men's sweater based on its design details, yarn weight, and production costs. The total FOB price is $58.85 per dozen after factoring in costs like material, CM, styling, designing, trims and commercial/logistics fees.
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Calculate the Yarn Consumption and Costing / Pricing Techniques for the Fully
Fashioned Knitwear
What is consumption?
How many yarn are required to produce one dzn sweater.
Fully fashioned knitwear
What are the basic requirements?
Knowledge about gauges4G, 5G, 7G etc.
Knowledge about material/yarn100% acrylic
Weight of the garments15lbs/dzn
Wastage Mainly 6%:
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What are the objectives of costing?
Determining the competitive and correct pricing.
What are the basic requirements?
Understanding styling and designing.
Knowledge about different gauge.
Mode of business term (FOB, CFR, CIF, etc).
Mode of Payments (L/C type and payments term).
Nature of business (Factory or buying house).
Condition
Considering a compliance Factory (FOB).
Not any (CM/CMT) base factory.
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Season based one gauge.
Types and gauge
Peak Season
Off peak season
Standard CM ranges (Complianced factory) CM based on gauge and
season.
Types of Gauge: Off peak
3G ....................................$20/dzn ..........................$22/dzn
5G ....................................$21/dzn .........................$23/dzn
7G ....................................$22/dzn ......................... $24/dzn
10/12G .............................$24/dzn ..........................$26/dzn
Additional Charges:
Styling and designing charges
1. For raglan and saddle = $0.5/dzn
2. Drop and set-in = $0.25/dzn
3. For straight shoulder = No additional charges because no increase and
decrease.
Designing Charges
1. Cables (Normal)------$0.25/line/dzn
2. Cables (Fancy)--------$0.50/line/dzn
3. Cables (Butterfly)----$1.50/line/dzn
Diamond
1. Normal Diamond-------- $1.00/line/dzn
2. Fancy Diamond---------- $1.50line/dzn
Example:
*Calculate the costing/pricing of a mens sweater with crew neck, raglan
shoulder, long sleeve, allover 6 line normal cables, and 4 lines normal