Batch Production Calculator

Scale up your materials and time from a single item to a full production batch. Plan craft fair stock or wholesale orders with ease.

Per-item inputs

Time to make 1 item (minutes)

Material cost per item ($)

Batch size (items to make)

Your hourly rate ($/hr)

Overhead per batch ($) (packaging, fees, etc.)

Batch efficiency savings (%)

How to use this calculator

Enter the time and material cost for a single item, then set your batch size. The calculator scales everything up, applies any batch efficiency you've found (e.g. working in assembly-line fashion saves 10–20% time), and shows total labor cost and overall cost per item.

Efficiency savings: Many crafters find batch-making the same item cuts time per unit by 10–25% compared to making items one at a time
Overhead: Include shared costs like tissue paper, boxes, labels, or platform fees that apply to the whole batch
Use this alongside the Profit Margin Calculator to set your selling price

Labor cost is calculated as (time × hourly rate). Set your hourly rate to what you need to earn, not minimum wage, to ensure your pricing is sustainable.