Energy & Sustainability worked example

Steam Cost per Unit with allocated steam cost of 16,300 $: a worked example

This worked example runs the steam cost per unit numbers for a tougher week than the baseline: allocated steam cost of 16,300 $ instead of the typical 32,500 $. Calculate steam cost intensity from allocated steam cost, production volume, and unit conversion.

The inputs for this scenario

  • Allocated steam cost: 16,300 $ (the input this scenario stresses; the baseline uses 32,500)
  • Production volume: 81,000 units (held at the documented default)
  • Unit conversion or allocation factor: 1 x (held at the documented default)

Working through the calculation

  • The calculation starts from the formula this tool documents: Raw steam cost intensity = allocated steam cost รท production volume.
  • Steam cost per unit works out to 0.2 $ / unit at these inputs, and this is the headline figure for the scenario.
  • Raw steam cost intensity works out to 0.2 $ / unit at these inputs.
  • Unit conversion or allocation factor works out to 1 x at these inputs.
  • Production volume works out to 81,000 units at these inputs.

How this compares with the baseline

  • Against the tool's baseline example, where allocated steam cost sits at 32,500 $ and the headline result is 0.4 $ / unit, this scenario comes in 49.85% below the baseline at 0.2 $ / unit.
  • Use it at month-end cost close, when costing a steam-heavy product, or when you need to apportion a shared boiler bill across several lines or products. 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

  • Steam cost per unit: 0.2 $ / unit (headline result)
  • Raw steam cost intensity: 0.2 $ / unit
  • Unit conversion or allocation factor: 1 x
  • Production volume: 81,000 units

Run it with your numbers

  • To rerun this with your own numbers, open the live Steam Cost per Unit calculator, set allocated steam cost to your actual value, and adjust the remaining inputs to match your operation.

Last reviewed 2026-05-12.