Forklifts, Lift Equipment & Material Handling Vehicles worked example

Dealer Prep Cost at 72% share of full prep scope performed: a worked example

Suppose share of full prep scope performed 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 dealer-prep cost for lift trucks, pallet jacks, reach trucks, order pickers, telehandlers, attachments, batteries, chargers, and rental units.

The inputs for this scenario

  • Number of trucks or prep jobs: 16 jobs (held at the documented default)
  • Dealer prep labor and parts cost per truck: 480 $ / job (held at the documented default)
  • Share of full prep scope performed: 72 % (the input this scenario stresses; the baseline uses 100)
  • Fixed delivery or setup charge: 1,100 $ (held at the documented default)

Working through the calculation

  • The calculation starts from the formula this tool documents: Total dealer prep cost = trucks or prep jobs × dealer prep cost per job × prep scope included + fixed delivery or setup cost.
  • Total dealer prep cost works out to 6,630 $ at these inputs, and this is the headline figure for the scenario.
  • Dealer prep cost per job works out to 414 $ / piece at these inputs.
  • Variable dealer prep cost works out to 5,530 $ at these inputs.
  • Fixed delivery or setup cost works out to 1,100 $ at these inputs.

How this compares with the baseline

  • Against the tool's baseline example, where share of full prep scope performed sits at 100% and the headline result is 8,780 $, this scenario comes in 24.49% below the baseline at 6,630 $.
  • It computes total dealer prep cost as trucks times per-job cost times scope plus the fixed charge, then divides by truck count for 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 dealer prep cost: 6,630 $ (headline result)
  • Dealer prep cost per job: 414 $ / piece
  • Variable dealer prep cost: 5,530 $
  • Fixed delivery or setup cost: 1,100 $

Run it with your numbers

  • To rerun this with your own numbers, open the live Dealer Prep Cost calculator, set share of full prep scope performed to your actual value, and adjust the remaining inputs to match your operation.

Last reviewed 2026-05-12.