Defense Electronics & Ruggedized Systems worked example

Acceptance Test Labor at 12% troubleshoot and retest allowance: a worked example

Push troubleshoot and retest allowance up to 12% and the picture changes. This example computes every intermediate figure at that operating point. Use it when acceptance test labor in defense electronics and ruggedized systems needs a defensible run time before a quote goes out.

The inputs for this scenario

  • Acceptance test procedure steps: 120 test steps (unchanged)
  • ATP completion pace: 12 test steps / hr (unchanged)
  • Troubleshoot and retest allowance: 12 % (raised for this scenario; the documented default is 10)

Working through the calculation

  • Applying the documented formula (Base acceptance test hours = acceptance test steps รท ATP completion pace) to the inputs above produces each figure below.
  • At this operating point the engine returns 11.2 hr for required acceptance test hours, the number this scenario is built around.
  • At this operating point the engine returns 10 hr for base acceptance test hours.
  • At this operating point the engine returns 12 % for troubleshoot and retest allowance.
  • At this operating point the engine returns 12 pieces / min for atp completion pace.

How this compares with the baseline

  • Against the tool's baseline example, where troubleshoot and retest allowance sits at 10% and the headline result is 11 hr, this scenario comes in 1.82% above the baseline at 11.2 hr.
  • It converts the number of ATP steps and the realistic step-per-hour pace into base test hours, then inflates them by a troubleshoot-and-retest allowance to give required acceptance test hours. The value of this scenario is the size of the gap it exposes: that gap, priced out over a year, is the budget you can justify spending to close it.

Results at a glance

  • Required acceptance test hours: 11.2 hr (headline result)
  • Base acceptance test hours: 10 hr
  • Troubleshoot and retest allowance: 12 %
  • ATP completion pace: 12 pieces / min

Run it with your numbers

  • Every input above is editable in the live Acceptance Test Labor calculator, which recalculates instantly and can be shared with the inputs intact.

Last reviewed 2026-05-12.