Construction Machinery & Attachments worked example

Cutting Edge Material Cost at 110% wear material scope included: a worked example

This scenario runs the cutting edge material cost calculation on the strong side: 110% wear material scope included, with every other input held at its documented default. quoting wear-part material for buckets, blades, rakes, and ground-engaging tools

The inputs for this scenario

  • Cutting edge length or wear material units: 148 units (unchanged)
  • Material cost per foot or unit: 12.75 $ / unit (unchanged)
  • Wear material scope included: 110 % (raised for this scenario; the documented default is 100)
  • Fixed freight, drilling, and prep cost: 320 $ (unchanged)

Working through the calculation

  • Applying the documented formula (Variable cutting edge material cost = cutting edge length or wear material units × material cost per foot or unit × wear material scope included) to the inputs above produces each figure below.
  • At this operating point the engine returns 2,396 $ for total cutting edge material cost, the number this scenario is built around.
  • At this operating point the engine returns 16.19 $ / piece for cutting edge material cost per foot or unit.
  • At this operating point the engine returns 2,076 $ for variable cutting edge material cost.
  • At this operating point the engine returns 320 $ for fixed freight, drilling, and prep cost.

How this compares with the baseline

  • Against the tool's baseline example, where wear material scope included sits at 100% and the headline result is 2,207 $, this scenario comes in 8.55% above the baseline at 2,396 $.
  • Use it when quoting replacement cutting edges, budgeting wear-part reorders, or comparing bolt-on edge suppliers on a loaded basis. Treat this as a target state: the delta against the baseline quantifies what the improvement is worth before you commit to chasing it.

Results at a glance

  • total cutting edge material cost: 2,396 $ (headline result)
  • cutting edge material cost per foot or unit: 16.19 $ / piece
  • variable cutting edge material cost: 2,076 $
  • fixed freight, drilling, and prep cost: 320 $

Run it with your numbers

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

Last reviewed 2026-05-12.