Cost Analasys

So I've been really busy with my regular life, and haven't been able to spend much time on my doll designs.

I've decided a some things since last year:
1) I will only be designing 1 female body and 1 female head to begin with. If I successfully make that doll, I will made different faces for her. After a few faces, I will make a male doll and a few faces. I just want to make sure I focus in on one thing at a time.
2) My dolls, to enhance their "Chimera" attribute of interchangable parts, will have faceplates and easily removable heads. Much like those used in the Doll Fairyland MiniFee line. However, I'm designing my own head/face fixture mechanism to try to streamline it.
3) My dolls will also have extra joint peices in the elbows and knees like the MiniFee line, so that bent arms and legs look more realistic and less boxy.
4) I will be postponing making accessories (ears/tails/horns/etc) until I have finished at least 3D modeling the doll. I want to stay focussed. However, I will be producing accessories/weapons for dolls at a later date! So if you have suggestions of items you'd like to see for your doll, please do post them.
5) Not only will my dolls have faceplates, but they will have exchangeable ears. Though this WILL create an extra seam, right around their ear, I believe that it will allow an extra bit of customization with no extra cost. So: When a customer orders a head they get to pick a face and an ear style. And if they ever want a different ear style, they only have to buy new ears. This will also make it so I don't have to have molds for EVERY head type with EVERY ear type.
6) I've decided that my dolls will have a 3 part torso. One for the shoulders, one for the abdomen, and one for the hips. This will make them easier to make molds of, and also add extra posability.

I've also done a cost analasys of how much it will cost me to make a doll, materials wise. There is some math involved, but as you can see, I rounded up quite bit. Rounded up for error, of course. I am still waiting on about how much aluminum powder and porcelain powder I would need per doll.

So yeah, these calculations bellow show that, not counting initial investment in materials for making molds, labor time for design or production, advertisement, shipping postage, space rental for production, licensing for a business, or online posting fees, it will cost almost $100 to make a doll. Doing this chart really gave me an appreciation for how high quality these dolls are (and yes, the materials I want to use are the exact same, if not higher quality, as those in the popular LUTS or Doll Fairyland dolls). Oh, and these calculations are for a roughly 17" doll. So a larger doll.

Painting
-Faceup: $1
-Body Blush: $1
-Tattoos: $1
- Sealant: $2
Total: $5 for full blushing/faceup

Eyes
-Eyes beads: $2 (2 beads)
-Eyes color: $1
-Eyes glue: $.25
-Eyes glaze: $.25
Total: $3.50

Doll
Doll Weight: 800g = 29 ounces
1 gallon of resin (128 ounces = 4 dolls): $150
Resin Per Doll: $40
Porcelain Powder: 16oz = $15
Porcelain Powder ratio:
Mesh Atomized Aluminum Powder: 16oz = $15
Aluminum Powder ratio:
Resin Dyes: $2 per doll
Magnets: $1 per magnet
Magnets per doll: 10 = $10
Total: $(53) – need price of porcelain powder and aluminum powder.

Preparation
Sand paper for seams. 1 sheet of each type per doll.
400 grit – 44cents per sheet.
1000 grit – 30cents per sheet.
Total: $1

Shipping Materials
1 box: 40cents
Bubble wrap: 1/2yrd = 50cents
Fabric: 1/2yrd = $3
Total: $5

Miscellaneous/Overage/Extra Materials:
-Such as glue stick use, brush cleaning, etc.: $5
Total: $5

GRAND TOTAL:
$(77)