Pricing a Tiny Home Build So It Actually Makes Money: The True-COGS Playbook
Price a tiny home from true COGS: burdened labor at 1.35x wages plus overhead turns a $40,000 quote into a 4% job; a 40% margin needs about $58,000.
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Cost of Goods Sold
Learn how to calculate and track cost of goods sold for inventory valuation
Low and Slow Is Expensive: How Barbecue Restaurants Cost Wood, Shrinkage, and 14-Hour Cooks Into Every Plate
A 15-lb brisket at $5/lb costs $9.38 per servable pound after trim and shrinkage — cost wood, fuel, and overnight labor into every plate or watch margin burn.
Bespoke Bookbindery Bookkeeping: Deposits, Job Costing, and Tracking Leather and Gold Leaf Like the Money They Are
A commission deposit is a liability until delivery — book it as unearned revenue, job-cost each binding, and reconcile leather and gold quarterly.
New York's Brand Owner's License: Launch Your Craft Beverage Brand Without Building a Distillery
New York's $375 Brand Owner's License lets indie alcohol brands hire in-state co-packers without surrendering brand ownership — plus the books to run it.
Propane and Heating Oil Delivery Bookkeeping: Run Your Business by the Gallon, Not the Percentage
Price fuel in cents per gallon, book prebuy cash as deferred revenue, and forecast from heating degree-days to survive warm winters.
Why Hemp-Derived CBD Shops Escape the IRS's Harshest Tax Rule (and Cannabis Dispensaries Don't)
Hemp-derived CBD shops deduct rent, payroll, and marketing like any retailer — cannabis dispensaries cannot under Section 280E. The 0.3% THC line decides.
The Retail Inventory Method, Explained: Estimating Ending Inventory Without Counting Every SKU
The retail inventory method estimates ending inventory at cost by applying your cost-to-retail ratio to unsold stock — no shelf count, just sales records.
Hot Shop Economics: Glassblowing Studio Bookkeeping From the Furnace to the Finished Piece
A hot shop furnace burns 24/7, so book fuel as fixed overhead, not COGS — then price each piece on revenue per furnace-hour, sellable yield, and color cost.
Mobile Coffee Cart Bookkeeping: Catering Contracts, Event Minimums, and Per-Drink Costing
A $5.50 latte costs $0.95–$1.40 to pour, but event fees, commissary rent, and unpaid setup eat the margin — cost every drink and set a contract minimum.
Pallet Flipping Bookkeeping: Reading Manifests, Costing Mixed Lots, and Keeping Marketplace Fees From Eating Your Margin
Manifest math for pallet flippers: allocate landed cost per item, stack eBay and Amazon fees before you bid, and reconcile gross IRS 1099-K totals to deposits.
The Cost of Goods Manufactured Schedule: How Small Manufacturers Turn Raw Materials, Direct Labor, and Overhead Into a Real COGS Number
A COGM schedule turns raw materials, direct labor, and overhead into a real COGS — plus the WIP counts and Section 263A UNICAP limits that decide margin.
Hot Sauce Maker Bookkeeping: Why Your Home Kitchen Is Off-Limits and What a 5 oz. Bottle Really Costs
Hot sauce is an FDA acidified food, so most states bar it from home kitchens. Budget $500-$1,000 for process review and training before your first bottle.