Aluminum Extrusion & Profile Manufacturing worked example

Aluminum Profile Cost per Pound Calculator at 72% included cost share: a worked example

Suppose included cost share 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 total aluminum profile cost from order weight, cost per pound, cost capture share, and fixed extrusion, finishing, or setup charges.

The inputs for this scenario

  • Extruded profile order weight: 12,000 lb (held at the documented default)
  • Profile cost per pound: 3.85 $ / lb (held at the documented default)
  • Included cost share: 72 % (the input this scenario stresses; the baseline uses 100)
  • Fixed setup, die, or finishing charge: 1,800 $ (held at the documented default)

Working through the calculation

  • The calculation starts from the formula this tool documents: Variable profile cost = extruded profile order weight × profile cost per pound × included cost share.
  • Total aluminum profile cost works out to 35,064 $ profile cost at these inputs, and this is the headline figure for the scenario.
  • Profile cost per pound works out to 2.92 $ / piece at these inputs.
  • Variable profile cost works out to 33,264 $ at these inputs.
  • Fixed setup, die, or finishing charge works out to 1,800 $ at these inputs.

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 26.95% below the baseline at 35,064 $ 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. 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 aluminum profile cost: 35,064 $ profile cost (headline result)
  • Profile cost per pound: 2.92 $ / piece
  • Variable profile cost: 33,264 $
  • Fixed setup, die, or finishing charge: 1,800 $

Run it with your numbers

  • To rerun this with your own numbers, open the live Aluminum Profile Cost per Pound Calculator calculator, set included cost share to your actual value, and adjust the remaining inputs to match your operation.

Last reviewed 2026-05-12.