What

Canadians started making t-shirts in Canada, paying

workers minimum wage ($10.45/hr)?

How much would they cost? How would the price compare to
Bangladeshs prices?

Canadian made Fresh from Bangladesh
4.7 shirts/hr x $10.45 = $2.22 per shirt 4.7 shirts/hr x $0.21 = .04 cents per shirt
Materials: $5 Materials: $3.30
Other labour costs: $5.25 Other labour costs: $0.18
Industrial laundry: $0.75 Industrial laundry: $0.20

Total cost: $13.22 per shirt Total cost: $3.72 per shirt


Retail Mark-up = 146% Retail Mark-up = 146%


$32.65 ($19 profit) $9.00 ($5.28 profit)

What Canadians started making t-shirts in Canada, paying

workers a living wage ($17.55/hr)?

4.7 shirts/hr x $17.55 = $3.73 per shirt
Materials: $5
Other labour costs: $5.25
Industrial laundry: $0.75

Total cost: $14.73 per shirt - retail mark up 146% = $36.24 ($21.51 profit)