District Energy & Thermal Network Equipment worked example

Quote Margin with quoted selling price of 310 $: a worked example in district energy & thermal network equipment

Push quoted selling price up to 310 $ and the picture changes. This example computes every intermediate figure at that operating point. Use it when quote margin in district energy and thermal network equipment needs a clean margin number for a district energy and thermal network equipment go / no-go review.

The inputs for this scenario

  • Quoted selling price: 310 $ (raised for this scenario; the documented default is 125)
  • Estimated quote cost: 100 $ (unchanged)
  • Reference quote revenue: 100 $ (unchanged)

Working through the calculation

  • Applying the documented formula (Quote gross margin dollars = quoted selling price - estimated quote cost) to the inputs above produces each figure below.
  • At this operating point the engine returns 210 % for quote margin, the number this scenario is built around.
  • At this operating point the engine returns 210 value for quote gross margin dollars.
  • At this operating point the engine returns 310 value for quoted selling price.
  • At this operating point the engine returns 100 value for estimated quote cost.

How this compares with the baseline

  • Against the tool's baseline example, where quoted selling price sits at 125 $ and the headline result is 25 %, this scenario comes in 740% above the baseline at 210 %.
  • It computes gross margin as quoted price minus estimated cost, divided by a reference revenue figure, expressed as a percentage. 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

  • Quote margin: 210 % (headline result)
  • Quote gross margin dollars: 210 value
  • Quoted selling price: 310 value
  • Estimated quote cost: 100 value

Run it with your numbers

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

Last reviewed 2026-05-12.