Contract Manufacturing, Job Shop Quoting & Make-to-Order worked example

RFQ Response Cost at 81% qualified rfq share included: a worked example

What does the result look like when qualified rfq share included reaches 81%? The full calculation is worked below with real intermediate numbers. deciding whether to pursue an RFQ, require more customer information, or charge for complex quoting work

The inputs for this scenario

  • RFQs reviewed in the period: 18 RFQs (unchanged)
  • average response cost per RFQ: 165 $ / RFQ (unchanged)
  • qualified RFQ share included: 81 % (raised for this scenario; the documented default is 70)
  • fixed quoting support cost: 950 $ (unchanged)

Working through the calculation

  • Applying the documented formula (Variable RFQ response cost = RFQs reviewed in the period × average response cost per RFQ × qualified RFQ share included) to the inputs above produces each figure below.
  • At this operating point the engine returns 3,356 $ for total rfq response cost, the number this scenario is built around.
  • At this operating point the engine returns 186 $ / piece for average response cost per rfq.
  • At this operating point the engine returns 2,406 $ for variable rfq response cost.
  • At this operating point the engine returns 950 $ for fixed quoting support cost.

How this compares with the baseline

  • Against the tool's baseline example, where qualified rfq share included sits at 70% and the headline result is 3,029 $, this scenario comes in 10.79% above the baseline at 3,356 $.
  • A figure at this level is achievable when qualified rfq share included is genuinely sustained, not just peaked for a shift. It assumes one average response cost per RFQ; complex multi-operation quotes can cost several times a simple one, so blend carefully.

Results at a glance

  • total RFQ response cost: 3,356 $ (headline result)
  • average response cost per RFQ: 186 $ / piece
  • variable RFQ response cost: 2,406 $
  • fixed quoting support cost: 950 $

Run it with your numbers

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

Last reviewed 2026-05-12.