Costing and Pricing for Apparel
Where the money in a garment actually sits — and how a quoted price turns into a margin or a loss.
A free, self-paced specialist course on apparel costing: building a cost sheet from consumption and bill of materials, converting minutes into cost, negotiating and protecting a price, and controlling cost after the order is confirmed. Three modules, each ending with a five-question quiz.
- 3 modules · 9 subjects
- About 8–10 hours of reading and quizzes at your own pace
- 3 quizzes to check your understanding
- Written by Sanjeewa Dehiwalage
Enrol free
Who this course is for
- Merchandisers who quote and confirm prices
- Costing, planning and finance staff in a factory
- Buyers and sourcing staff reviewing supplier quotations
- Students and graduates preparing for merchandising roles
What you will be able to do
- Build a cost sheet from measured consumption rather than a copied figure
- Convert standard minutes and overheads into a defensible making cost
- Separate a price negotiation from a cost reduction
- Identify where a confirmed order loses its margin, and act while it can still be recovered
- Read a factory cost report and say which numbers can be trusted
Preview module
Module 1 — Building the cost sheet
Build a complete garment cost sheet from measured fabric and trim consumption plus a costed making minute, and show where each figure came from.
Sample quiz question from this module
Why is marker-based fabric consumption more reliable than an average per-style figure?
- A. It is not
- B. Because it reflects the actual pattern, size ratio and fabric width, which is where consumption is really decided
- C. Because averages are illegal
- D. Because it is faster to calculate
Show the answer
B. Because it reflects the actual pattern, size ratio and fabric width, which is where consumption is really decided — Consumption is usually the largest cost line. Measuring it from a marker replaces the biggest guess in the sheet.
Self-study material. It is not an accredited qualification and no examination board has assessed it. Progress is kept on your device, and on your account once you sign in.
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