Bulk Solids, Mining, Aggregates & Material Processing worked example

Crushing Energy Cost at 110% share of crushing cost allocated to this product: a worked example

Push share of crushing cost allocated to this product up to 110% and the picture changes. This example computes every intermediate figure at that operating point. a plant team is reviewing crushing energy cost for bulk solids, mining, aggregates, and material processing and needs a clear crushing energy cost for production, quality, capacity, maintenance, purchasing, or costing decisions

The inputs for this scenario

  • Tonnage crushed: 1,200 tons (unchanged)
  • Energy cost per ton crushed: 2.75 $ / ton (unchanged)
  • Share of crushing cost allocated to this product: 110 % (raised for this scenario; the documented default is 100)
  • Fixed liner, setup and handling cost: 650 $ (unchanged)

Working through the calculation

  • Applying the documented formula (Allocated crushing energy cost = crushing energy cost material quantity × crushing energy cost cost per ton × allocation share) to the inputs above produces each figure below.
  • At this operating point the engine returns 4,280 $ for crushing energy cost, the number this scenario is built around.
  • At this operating point the engine returns 3.57 $ / piece for crushing energy cost cost per ton.
  • At this operating point the engine returns 3,630 $ for allocated crushing energy cost.
  • At this operating point the engine returns 650 $ for fixed crushing energy cost setup or handling cost.

How this compares with the baseline

  • Against the tool's baseline example, where share of crushing cost allocated to this product sits at 100% and the headline result is 3,950 $, this scenario comes in 8.35% above the baseline at 4,280 $.
  • It totals crushing cost by adding the allocated variable cost (tonnage times cost per ton times allocation share) to the fixed liner, setup and handling cost. 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

  • Crushing Energy Cost: 4,280 $ (headline result)
  • Crushing Energy Cost cost per ton: 3.57 $ / piece
  • Allocated crushing energy cost: 3,630 $
  • Fixed crushing energy cost setup or handling cost: 650 $

Run it with your numbers

  • Every input above is editable in the live Crushing Energy Cost calculator, which recalculates instantly and can be shared with the inputs intact.

Last reviewed 2026-05-12.