Electronics Manufacturing worked example

Feeder Setup Cost at 110% setup cost captured in quote: a worked example

Push setup cost captured in quote up to 110% and the picture changes. This example computes every intermediate figure at that operating point. an estimator needs feeder setup cost for a PCB assembly quote or NPI build

The inputs for this scenario

  • Feeder setup labor hours: 14 hr (unchanged)
  • Loaded setup labor rate: 68 $ / hr (unchanged)
  • Setup cost captured in quote: 110 % (raised for this scenario; the documented default is 100)
  • Fixed verification or engineering setup cost: 120 $ (unchanged)

Working through the calculation

  • Applying the documented formula (Variable feeder setup labor cost = feeder setup labor hours × loaded setup labor rate × setup cost captured in quote) to the inputs above produces each figure below.
  • At this operating point the engine returns 1,167 $ for total feeder setup cost, the number this scenario is built around.
  • At this operating point the engine returns 83.37 $ / setup hr for feeder setup cost per labor hour.
  • At this operating point the engine returns 1,047 $ for variable feeder setup labor cost.
  • At this operating point the engine returns 120 $ for fixed verification or engineering setup cost.

How this compares with the baseline

  • Against the tool's baseline example, where setup cost captured in quote sits at 100% and the headline result is 1,072 $, this scenario comes in 8.88% above the baseline at 1,167 $.
  • Computes total feeder setup cost as feeder loading labor (hours x loaded rate x capture %) plus a fixed verification/engineering charge. 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

  • Total feeder setup cost: 1,167 $ (headline result)
  • Feeder setup cost per labor hour: 83.37 $ / setup hr
  • Variable feeder setup labor cost: 1,047 $
  • Fixed verification or engineering setup cost: 120 $

Run it with your numbers

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

Last reviewed 2026-05-12.