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Pre-Roll Cost Per Unit Calculator

Model pre-roll unit economics for a licensed operator. Enter flower cost per pound, target grams per unit, process loss, cone and packaging cost, labor time and overhead to estimate flower cost, labor cost and total finished-unit cost.

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Fill in every field. Enter 0 when a cost or rate does not apply.

US dollars per pound.
Grams per unit, greater than zero.
Percent, 0 to less than 100.
US dollars per unit.
US dollars per unit.
Minutes per unit.
US dollars per hour.
US dollars per unit.

How to estimate cost per finished unit

Enter flower cost in dollars per pound, target fill in grams per unit, and expected process loss as a percentage below 100. Enter cone, packaging and overhead in dollars per finished unit, direct labor in minutes per unit and the wage in dollars per hour. Enter 0 for a cost you do not incur.

Formula

The retained fraction is 1 minus process loss divided by 100. Divide target fill by that fraction to estimate the grams of input per unit. Multiply by flower cost per gram (cost per pound divided by 453.592) for flower cost per unit. Labor cost per unit is minutes divided by 60, times hourly wage. Add flower, labor, cone, packaging and overhead for total unit cost. Divide 453.592 by input grams and round down for the number of full units per pound.

Worked example

Enter $800 per pound, 1 g per unit, 5% loss, an $0.08 cone, $0.12 packaging, 0.75 labor minutes at $24 per hour, and $0.10 overhead. The estimate is $1.86 for flower, $0.30 for labor and $2.46 total per unit. One pound yields an estimated 430 full units.

For a supplier-side price check, carry the estimated unit cost to the Wholesale Margin Calculator.

FAQ

Questions about this calculator

Why does process loss increase flower cost per unit?

Because more input material must be purchased to produce the target net fill when some material is lost during handling.

Can I use this for multi-packs?

Yes. Model the total grams and packaging cost for the multi-pack as one finished unit.

Does this calculate retail price?

No. Feed the resulting unit cost into the product pricing or wholesale margin calculator.

Build the finished unit cost into a price

Check what goes into the unit cost before you use it to price a product.

Packaging Cost

Allocate containers, labels and batch expenses across finished units.

Product PricingUse the full unit cost to model a retail price and target margin.Break-EvenUse a selling price and unit cost to estimate the sales required to cover fixed expenses.