Doors, Hardware & Access Control Manufacturing worked example
Fire-Rating Test Sample Cost at 58% certification scope requiring samples: a worked example
This worked example runs the fire-rating test sample cost numbers for a tougher week than the baseline: 58% certification scope requiring samples instead of the typical 80%. Estimate the sample, lab, and documentation cost for fire-rated door, frame, glazing, hardware, or opening assembly testing.
The inputs for this scenario
- Rated opening samples or configurations: 100 samples or configurations (held at the documented default)
- Cost per fire-rated test sample: 45 $ / sample (held at the documented default)
- Certification scope requiring samples: 58 % (the input this scenario stresses; the baseline uses 80)
- Fixed lab, listing, and engineering cost: 250 $ (held at the documented default)
Working through the calculation
- The calculation starts from the formula this tool documents: Sample fabrication and test cost = rated opening samples or configurations × cost per fire-rated test sample × certification scope requiring samples.
- Total fire-rating test sample cost works out to 2,860 $ at these inputs, and this is the headline figure for the scenario.
- Cost per rated sample or configuration works out to 28.6 $ / piece at these inputs.
- Sample fabrication and test cost works out to 2,610 $ at these inputs.
- Fixed lab, listing, and engineering cost works out to 250 $ at these inputs.
How this compares with the baseline
- Against the tool's baseline example, where certification scope requiring samples sits at 80% and the headline result is 3,850 $, this scenario comes in 25.71% below the baseline at 2,860 $.
- Use it when scoping a new fire listing, adding configurations to an existing label, or quoting a custom rated opening that falls outside your current certified range. A result at this level usually justifies acting on the stressed input before touching anything else, because every other figure in the table is downstream of it.
Results at a glance
- Total fire-rating test sample cost: 2,860 $ (headline result)
- Cost per rated sample or configuration: 28.6 $ / piece
- Sample fabrication and test cost: 2,610 $
- Fixed lab, listing, and engineering cost: 250 $
Run it with your numbers
- To rerun this with your own numbers, open the live Fire-Rating Test Sample Cost calculator, set certification scope requiring samples to your actual value, and adjust the remaining inputs to match your operation.
Last reviewed 2026-05-12.