Ceramic, Tile & Sanitaryware Manufacturing worked example

Mold Life Cost at 72% mold cost allocated to this product: a worked example

Suppose mold cost allocated to this product 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 the mold cost assigned to slip-cast or pressed ceramic pieces based on mold life, piece volume, and fixed maintenance cost.

The inputs for this scenario

  • Pieces produced on the mold set: 8,500 pieces (held at the documented default)
  • Mold wear cost per produced piece: 0.32 $ / piece (held at the documented default)
  • Mold cost allocated to this product: 72 % (the input this scenario stresses; the baseline uses 100)
  • Fixed mold setup or refurbishment cost: 1,800 $ (held at the documented default)

Working through the calculation

  • The calculation starts from the formula this tool documents: Allocated mold wear cost = pieces produced on the mold set × mold wear cost per piece × product allocation.
  • Total mold life cost works out to 3,758 $ mold cost at these inputs, and this is the headline figure for the scenario.
  • Mold cost per produced piece works out to 0.44 $ / piece at these inputs.
  • Allocated mold wear cost works out to 1,958 $ at these inputs.
  • Fixed mold setup or refurbishment cost works out to 1,800 $ at these inputs.

How this compares with the baseline

  • Against the tool's baseline example, where mold cost allocated to this product sits at 100% and the headline result is 4,520 $ mold cost, this scenario comes in 16.85% below the baseline at 3,758 $ mold cost.
  • It computes the total cost a mold set carries over its life by combining per-piece wear cost across the run with fixed setup or refurbishment cost, then divides by output for a cost per piece. 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 mold life cost: 3,758 $ mold cost (headline result)
  • Mold cost per produced piece: 0.44 $ / piece
  • Allocated mold wear cost: 1,958 $
  • Fixed mold setup or refurbishment cost: 1,800 $

Run it with your numbers

  • To rerun this with your own numbers, open the live Mold Life Cost calculator, set mold cost allocated to this product to your actual value, and adjust the remaining inputs to match your operation.

Last reviewed 2026-05-12.