Fire Suppression, Sprinkler & Safety System Products worked example

Scrap Value at 58% recovered or captured scrap share: a worked example

Suppose recovered or captured scrap share falls to 58%. This page works the full calculation at that level so you can see exactly which result moves and by how much. Estimate scrap value or scrap exposure for fire protection products from scrapped units, scrap value per unit, recovered share, and fixed disposition cost.

The inputs for this scenario

  • Scrapped fire protection units or material: 42 units (held at the documented default)
  • Scrap value or exposure per unit: 65 $ / unit (held at the documented default)
  • Recovered or captured scrap share: 58 % (the input this scenario stresses; the baseline uses 80)
  • Fixed sorting or disposition cost: 300 $ (held at the documented default)

Working through the calculation

  • The calculation starts from the formula this tool documents: Scrap Value = scrapped fire protection units or material × scrap value or exposure per unit × recovered or captured scrap share + fixed sorting or disposition cost.
  • Total scrap value works out to 1,883 $ at these inputs, and this is the headline figure for the scenario.
  • Average scrap value per unit works out to 44.84 $ / unit at these inputs.
  • Variable captured cost works out to 1,583 $ at these inputs.
  • Fixed sorting or disposition cost works out to 300 $ at these inputs.

How this compares with the baseline

  • Against the tool's baseline example, where recovered or captured scrap share sits at 80% and the headline result is 2,484 $, this scenario comes in 24.18% below the baseline at 1,883 $.
  • It computes total scrap value by applying a recovery or capture share to the per-unit scrap value and adding a fixed sorting or disposition cost, then divides to a per-unit figure. 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 scrap value: 1,883 $ (headline result)
  • Average scrap value per unit: 44.84 $ / unit
  • Variable captured cost: 1,583 $
  • Fixed sorting or disposition cost: 300 $

Run it with your numbers

  • To rerun this with your own numbers, open the live Scrap Value calculator, set recovered or captured scrap share to your actual value, and adjust the remaining inputs to match your operation.

Last reviewed 2026-05-12.