Furniture, Fixtures & Interior Products worked example

Custom Order Quote Time at 29% estimating review allowance: a worked example

This scenario runs the custom order quote time calculation on the strong side: 29% estimating review allowance, with every other input held at its documented default. Use it when custom dimensions, finishes, materials, hardware options, shop drawings, vendor quotes, takeoffs, and installation assumptions affect quote turnaround and estimating cost.

The inputs for this scenario

  • Custom line items to quote: 28 line items (unchanged)
  • Quote completion rate: 4 line items / hr (unchanged)
  • Estimating review allowance: 29 % (raised for this scenario; the documented default is 25)

Working through the calculation

  • Applying the documented formula (Base custom order quote time = custom line items to quote รท quote completion rate) to the inputs above produces each figure below.
  • At this operating point the engine returns 9.03 hr for required custom order quote time, the number this scenario is built around.
  • At this operating point the engine returns 7 hr for base custom order quote time.
  • At this operating point the engine returns 29 % for estimating review allowance.
  • At this operating point the engine returns 4 pieces / min for quote completion rate.

How this compares with the baseline

  • Against the tool's baseline example, where estimating review allowance sits at 25% and the headline result is 8.75 hr, this scenario comes in 3.2% above the baseline at 9.03 hr.
  • Use it when scheduling estimating capacity for a bid, setting customer turnaround expectations, or deciding whether a large RFQ needs a second estimator. Treat this as a target state: the delta against the baseline quantifies what the improvement is worth before you commit to chasing it.

Results at a glance

  • Required custom order quote time: 9.03 hr (headline result)
  • Base custom order quote time: 7 hr
  • Estimating review allowance: 29 %
  • Quote completion rate: 4 pieces / min

Run it with your numbers

  • Every input above is editable in the live Custom Order Quote Time calculator, which recalculates instantly and can be shared with the inputs intact.

Last reviewed 2026-05-12.