Configure-to-Order & Product Configuration worked example

Custom Order Premium at 110% share of premium scope captured: a worked example

What does the result look like when share of premium scope captured reaches 110%? The full calculation is worked below with real intermediate numbers. setting a premium for nonstandard configure-to-order requests

The inputs for this scenario

  • Custom configured units on the order: 12 units (unchanged)
  • Premium charged per custom unit: 1,850 $ / unit (unchanged)
  • Share of premium scope captured: 110 % (raised for this scenario; the documented default is 100)
  • Fixed custom approval and setup premium: 2,400 $ (unchanged)

Working through the calculation

  • Applying the documented formula (Variable custom order premium = custom configured units × premium required per custom unit × custom premium scope included) to the inputs above produces each figure below.
  • At this operating point the engine returns 26,820 $ for total custom order premium, the number this scenario is built around.
  • At this operating point the engine returns 2,235 $ / piece for custom order premium per configured unit or quote.
  • At this operating point the engine returns 24,420 $ for variable custom order premium.
  • At this operating point the engine returns 2,400 $ for fixed custom approval and setup premium.

How this compares with the baseline

  • Against the tool's baseline example, where share of premium scope captured sits at 100% and the headline result is 24,600 $, this scenario comes in 9.02% above the baseline at 26,820 $.
  • A figure at this level is achievable when share of premium scope captured is genuinely sustained, not just peaked for a shift. The per-unit premium and fixed cost are your estimates of incremental cost — if they are understated, the calculator will faithfully under-price the job.

Results at a glance

  • total custom order premium: 26,820 $ (headline result)
  • custom order premium per configured unit or quote: 2,235 $ / piece
  • variable custom order premium: 24,420 $
  • fixed custom approval and setup premium: 2,400 $

Run it with your numbers

  • Every input above is editable in the live Custom Order Premium calculator, which recalculates instantly and can be shared with the inputs intact.

Last reviewed 2026-05-12.