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

Rush Order Cost at 72% rush scope charged to customer: a worked example

Suppose rush scope charged to customer 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 extra cost created by rush or expedited customer orders.

The inputs for this scenario

  • Rush-order units affected: 260 units (held at the documented default)
  • Incremental rush cost per unit: 18.25 $ / unit (held at the documented default)
  • Rush scope charged to customer: 72 % (the input this scenario stresses; the baseline uses 100)
  • Fixed expedite coordination cost: 2,400 $ (held at the documented default)

Working through the calculation

  • The calculation starts from the formula this tool documents: Variable rush order cost = rush-order units affected × incremental rush cost per unit × rush scope charged to customer.
  • total rush order cost works out to 5,816 $ at these inputs, and this is the headline figure for the scenario.
  • incremental rush cost per unit works out to 22.37 $ / piece at these inputs.
  • variable rush order cost works out to 3,416 $ at these inputs.
  • fixed expedite coordination cost works out to 2,400 $ at these inputs.

How this compares with the baseline

  • Against the tool's baseline example, where rush scope charged to customer sits at 100% and the headline result is 7,145 $, this scenario comes in 18.59% below the baseline at 5,816 $.
  • It computes total rush order cost as the per-unit incremental premium times units times the share you charge for, plus a fixed expedite coordination 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 rush order cost: 5,816 $ (headline result)
  • incremental rush cost per unit: 22.37 $ / piece
  • variable rush order cost: 3,416 $
  • fixed expedite coordination cost: 2,400 $

Run it with your numbers

  • To rerun this with your own numbers, open the live Rush Order Cost calculator, set rush scope charged to customer to your actual value, and adjust the remaining inputs to match your operation.

Last reviewed 2026-05-12.