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

RFQ Response Cost at 50% qualified rfq share included: a worked example

Suppose qualified rfq share included falls to 50%. This page works the full calculation at that level so you can see exactly which result moves and by how much. Estimate the internal cost to review and respond to customer RFQs.

The inputs for this scenario

  • RFQs reviewed in the period: 18 RFQs (held at the documented default)
  • average response cost per RFQ: 165 $ / RFQ (held at the documented default)
  • qualified RFQ share included: 50 % (the input this scenario stresses; the baseline uses 70)
  • fixed quoting support cost: 950 $ (held at the documented default)

Working through the calculation

  • The calculation starts from the formula this tool documents: Variable RFQ response cost = RFQs reviewed in the period × average response cost per RFQ × qualified RFQ share included.
  • total RFQ response cost works out to 2,435 $ at these inputs, and this is the headline figure for the scenario.
  • average response cost per RFQ works out to 135 $ / piece at these inputs.
  • variable RFQ response cost works out to 1,485 $ at these inputs.
  • fixed quoting support cost works out to 950 $ at these inputs.

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 19.61% below the baseline at 2,435 $.
  • It computes variable RFQ cost (RFQs reviewed times cost per RFQ times the qualified share you actually quote) plus fixed quoting support cost. 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 RFQ response cost: 2,435 $ (headline result)
  • average response cost per RFQ: 135 $ / piece
  • variable RFQ response cost: 1,485 $
  • fixed quoting support cost: 950 $

Run it with your numbers

  • To rerun this with your own numbers, open the live RFQ Response Cost calculator, set qualified rfq share included to your actual value, and adjust the remaining inputs to match your operation.

Last reviewed 2026-05-12.