If this is going to be a product, I have to be able to sell it and make some money. Typically the markup would be something like 3-4 the COGS. Since I'll sell it online only, I can get away with 2x. So, looking through all the components, how much can I estimate for a sale price?
Part | Link | Quantity | Cost | Cost Extended | Bulk Estimate | Bulk Extended |
Totals | $114.83 | $60.94 | ||||
PCB | Smart-prototyping.com | 10 | 0.04 | 0.4 | 0.04 | 0.4 |
ATTiny84 | Digikey - ATTINY84A-SSFR | 10 | 0.7 | 7 | 0.7 | 7 |
Button | Digikey -732-7029-1-ND | 10 | 0.47 | 4.7 | 0.324 | 3.24 |
WS2812B Strip | Amazon - B01N07A6NP | 10 | 3.46 | 34.6 | 0.75 | 7.5 |
Silicone | 10 | 0.1 | 1 | 0.1 | 1 | |
Connector | Amazon - B01EPLAN42 | 10 | 1.488 | 14.88 | 0.5 | 5 |
Liquid Tape | 10 | 0.1 | 1 | 0.1 | 1 | |
Enclosure | 10 | 1 | 10 | 0.6 | 6 | |
Power Supply | Amazon - B019P1HGME/ | 1 | 9.99 | 9.99 | 10 | 10 |
Power Supply Switch | Amazon - B00ME5YAPK | 1 | 5.99 | 5.99 | 3 | 3 |
Wire | 1 | 11.99 | 11.99 | 6 | 6 | |
Power Supply Enclosure | Polycase - hd-45fmmt | 1 | 13.28 | 13.28 | 10.8 | 10.8 |
This assumes 10 strips per unit, a 100 foot line, and power supply. It's just raw materials and not time or shipping. That means even if I purchase in bulk, I'm going to have a cost of goods sold around $100 assuming the labor involved is not too time consuming. After the first tests, it might take an hour per set of 10, so $100 for COGS seems reasonable. That means I have to sell these strips for $200 in order for it to make sense. They are pretty cool, but most dumb light sets (LED) sell for $30 or less, so I'd have to show a lot more value. I don't know. Maybe people will buy them. I'll have to work on marketing.
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