Additive Manufacturing worked example

Additive Quote Price with quoted am selling price of 3,100 $: a worked example

Here is what the math looks like when conditions slip. We hold every other input steady and drop quoted am selling price to 3,100 $, then walk the calculation through step by step. Calculate gross margin for an additive manufacturing quote from sell price, estimated cost, and quote reference price.

The inputs for this scenario

  • Quoted AM selling price: 3,100 $ (the input this scenario stresses; the baseline uses 6,200)
  • Estimated AM job cost: 4,100 $ (held at the documented default)
  • Margin reference price: 6,200 $ (held at the documented default)

Working through the calculation

  • The calculation starts from the formula this tool documents: Margin dollars = quoted selling price - estimated job cost.
  • Gross margin works out to -16.13 % margin at these inputs, and this is the headline figure for the scenario.
  • Margin dollars works out to -1,000 $ at these inputs.
  • Quoted selling price works out to 3,100 $ at these inputs.
  • Estimated job cost works out to 4,100 $ at these inputs.

How this compares with the baseline

  • Against the tool's baseline example, where quoted am selling price sits at 6,200 $ and the headline result is 33.87 % margin, this scenario comes in 148% below the baseline at -16.13 % margin.
  • The practical read: the gap between this scenario and the baseline is entirely attributable to quoted am selling price, so recovering it is worth quantifying in dollars before considering equipment or staffing changes. It measures gross margin only — it ignores overhead, failed builds, and post-processing rework, so the true bottom-line margin is lower than this figure.

Results at a glance

  • Gross margin: -16.13 % margin (headline result)
  • Margin dollars: -1,000 $
  • Quoted selling price: 3,100 $
  • Estimated job cost: 4,100 $

Run it with your numbers

  • To rerun this with your own numbers, open the live Additive Quote Price calculator, set quoted am selling price to your actual value, and adjust the remaining inputs to match your operation.

Last reviewed 2026-05-12.