Additive Manufacturing Service Bureau Quoting worked example

3D Printing Quote Cost at 72% billable quote capture: a worked example

Suppose billable quote capture falls to 72%. This page works the full calculation at that level so you can see exactly which result moves and by how much. Estimate a service bureau quote cost from quoted part or machine hours, selling rate, billable capture, and fixed job charges.

The inputs for this scenario

  • Billable parts or print hours: 42 parts or hr (held at the documented default)
  • Quoted rate: 38 $ / part or $ / hr (held at the documented default)
  • Billable quote capture: 72 % (the input this scenario stresses; the baseline uses 100)
  • Setup or minimum order charge: 125 $ (held at the documented default)

Working through the calculation

  • The calculation starts from the formula this tool documents: Captured quote value = billable parts or print hours × quoted rate × billable quote capture.
  • Total quote cost works out to 1,274 $ at these inputs, and this is the headline figure for the scenario.
  • Quoted rate works out to 30.34 $ / part or $ / hr at these inputs.
  • Captured quote value works out to 1,149 $ at these inputs.
  • Setup/minimum charge works out to 125 $ at these inputs.

How this compares with the baseline

  • Against the tool's baseline example, where billable quote capture sits at 100% and the headline result is 1,721 $, this scenario comes in 25.97% below the baseline at 1,274 $.
  • It computes a total quote by multiplying billable parts or print hours by the quoted rate and a capture factor, then adding the fixed setup or minimum order charge. When the numbers land here, the stressed input is the lever to work; the walkthrough above shows exactly how much each output recovers as it climbs back toward the baseline.

Results at a glance

  • Total quote cost: 1,274 $ (headline result)
  • Quoted rate: 30.34 $ / part or $ / hr
  • Captured quote value: 1,149 $
  • Setup/minimum charge: 125 $

Run it with your numbers

  • To rerun this with your own numbers, open the live 3D Printing Quote Cost calculator, set billable quote capture to your actual value, and adjust the remaining inputs to match your operation.

Last reviewed 2026-05-12.