Aluminum Extrusion & Profile Manufacturing worked example

Aluminum Profile Cost per Pound Calculator at 110% included cost share: a worked example

Push included cost share up to 110% and the picture changes. This example computes every intermediate figure at that operating point. an estimator needs to build a practical cost basis for an aluminum extrusion quote

The inputs for this scenario

  • Extruded profile order weight: 12,000 lb (unchanged)
  • Profile cost per pound: 3.85 $ / lb (unchanged)
  • Included cost share: 110 % (raised for this scenario; the documented default is 100)
  • Fixed setup, die, or finishing charge: 1,800 $ (unchanged)

Working through the calculation

  • Applying the documented formula (Variable profile cost = extruded profile order weight × profile cost per pound × included cost share) to the inputs above produces each figure below.
  • At this operating point the engine returns 52,620 $ profile cost for total aluminum profile cost, the number this scenario is built around.
  • At this operating point the engine returns 4.39 $ / piece for profile cost per pound.
  • At this operating point the engine returns 50,820 $ for variable profile cost.
  • At this operating point the engine returns 1,800 $ for fixed setup, die, or finishing charge.

How this compares with the baseline

  • Against the tool's baseline example, where included cost share sits at 100% and the headline result is 48,000 $ profile cost, this scenario comes in 9.63% above the baseline at 52,620 $ profile cost.
  • It computes variable profile cost as weight times cost per pound times the included share, then adds a fixed die, setup, or finishing charge to get total order cost and the effective cost per pound. The value of this scenario is the size of the gap it exposes: that gap, priced out over a year, is the budget you can justify spending to close it.

Results at a glance

  • Total aluminum profile cost: 52,620 $ profile cost (headline result)
  • Profile cost per pound: 4.39 $ / piece
  • Variable profile cost: 50,820 $
  • Fixed setup, die, or finishing charge: 1,800 $

Run it with your numbers

  • Every input above is editable in the live Aluminum Profile Cost per Pound Calculator calculator, which recalculates instantly and can be shared with the inputs intact.

Last reviewed 2026-05-12.