Electronics Manufacturing worked example
Feeder Setup Cost at 72% setup cost captured in quote: a worked example
Suppose setup cost captured in quote 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 the labor and fixed cost of SMT feeder setup for a job, product family, or changeover.
The inputs for this scenario
- Feeder setup labor hours: 14 hr (held at the documented default)
- Loaded setup labor rate: 68 $ / hr (held at the documented default)
- Setup cost captured in quote: 72 % (the input this scenario stresses; the baseline uses 100)
- Fixed verification or engineering setup cost: 120 $ (held at the documented default)
Working through the calculation
- The calculation starts from the formula this tool documents: Variable feeder setup labor cost = feeder setup labor hours × loaded setup labor rate × setup cost captured in quote.
- Total feeder setup cost works out to 805 $ at these inputs, and this is the headline figure for the scenario.
- Feeder setup cost per labor hour works out to 57.53 $ / setup hr at these inputs.
- Variable feeder setup labor cost works out to 685 $ at these inputs.
- Fixed verification or engineering setup cost works out to 120 $ at these inputs.
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 24.87% below the baseline at 805 $.
- Computes total feeder setup cost as feeder loading labor (hours x loaded rate x capture %) plus a fixed verification/engineering charge. 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 feeder setup cost: 805 $ (headline result)
- Feeder setup cost per labor hour: 57.53 $ / setup hr
- Variable feeder setup labor cost: 685 $
- Fixed verification or engineering setup cost: 120 $
Run it with your numbers
- To rerun this with your own numbers, open the live Feeder Setup Cost calculator, set setup cost captured in quote to your actual value, and adjust the remaining inputs to match your operation.
Last reviewed 2026-05-12.