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The Unit Cost Event is used to define the price of individual components or services — whether you’re tracking raw materials, production inputs, or third-party costs. It plays a key role in supply chain and cost of goods sold (COGS) calculations.
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You can set the price per unit, and assign it to a specific CoGS ledger per unit for accurate financial tracking. Downstream Events like Revenue can then reference these unit costs to calculate margins, forecast the full cost of goods sold expenses, or simulate pricing scenarios.
Imagine you’re an EV charging manufacturer importing components from China. You can use the Unit Cost Event to define the cost per part — like circuit boards, enclosures, and cabling — as well as additional costs like international shipping or duties. These unit costs can then be used downstream to calculate your total cost of goods sold and assess product margins, giving you a clear view of profitability before pricing or scaling production.
This simplified mode lets you quickly enter per-unit costs for parts, materials, or services — perfect for managing bills of materials or tracking COGS in a supply chain.
Just enter the item name, assign it to a ledger, and set the cost.
It’s ideal for fast setup when you need to list multiple components without diving into extra configuration.
Card View unlocks advanced settings for each unit cost — allowing you to add start and end dates, set a cadence (like monthly or quarterly), and apply overrides if costs are expected to change over time.
This is ideal for modeling real-world fluctuations like supplier price changes, shipping cost increases, or volume-based discounts.
Use this view for more detailed or nuanced pricing scenarios.
All unit costs are stored in a dedicated top-level ledger called Unit Costs, where each part or component is tracked on a monthly or weekly cadence. This ledger isn’t used for accounting purposes — it’s a tracking ledger that allows whatifi to reference your part costs in downstream scenarios like COGS calculations or margin analysis.
Each entry reflects the unit price at that point in time, making it easy to see how costs change across the timeline and allowing other events (like Revenue) to dynamically reference accurate cost data.
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