How to price product separate from service

[Michael I. Davis]

There has been discussion on how to separate pricing of product from service. Does anyone have any specific idea how to do this? All prices theoretical.

For example; Frame X my cost $xxx. SV CR39 scratch coat blanks $x.00/pr $xxxfor this job.

Now shipping, time to add to inventory; should go to price of the product

Service; helping pt pick the frame and discuss lifestyle and advise on the product, lets say 1/2 hour; optician makes $XX/hr so 1/2 $xx.

Initial adjustment and appropriate measurements; $xy? (does not take as long as picking out the glasses but an obvious separate service perhaps a greater charge).

Time to order lenses, edge to frame, check final product (1/2 hr) $XX perhaps more, how much more? Depend on complexity of the job?

Now the hard part, overhead for the practice that includes everyone's salaries, rent heat phones all that jazz.

Dispensing fee ??

Do we break this down individually or one large dispensing fee? This is where I start to get a headache.