Hose, Tubing & Fluid Conveyance Products worked example

Route Kit Cost at 110% material cost capture factor: a worked example

Push material cost capture factor up to 110% and the picture changes. This example computes every intermediate figure at that operating point. Use it when quoting a hose and tubing route kit for a machine, vehicle, or system, or when reviewing material cost for a service or replacement kit.

The inputs for this scenario

  • Route kits to produce: 75 kits (unchanged)
  • Material cost per route kit: 64 $ / kit (unchanged)
  • Material cost capture factor: 110 % (raised for this scenario; the documented default is 100)
  • Fixed kit engineering or documentation cost: 500 $ (unchanged)

Working through the calculation

  • Applying the documented formula (Variable route kit cost = route kits x material cost per kit x capture factor) to the inputs above produces each figure below.
  • At this operating point the engine returns 5,780 $ for total route kit cost, the number this scenario is built around.
  • At this operating point the engine returns 77.07 $ / kit for material cost per kit.
  • At this operating point the engine returns 5,280 $ for variable route kit cost.
  • At this operating point the engine returns 500 $ for fixed kit engineering or documentation cost.

How this compares with the baseline

  • Against the tool's baseline example, where material cost capture factor sits at 100% and the headline result is 5,300 $, this scenario comes in 9.06% above the baseline at 5,780 $.
  • It computes total route kit cost as variable material cost (kits x per-kit cost x capture factor) plus a fixed engineering or documentation charge. The value of this scenario is the size of the gap it exposes: that gap, priced out over a year, is the budget you can justify spending to close it.

Results at a glance

  • Total route kit cost: 5,780 $ (headline result)
  • Material cost per kit: 77.07 $ / kit
  • Variable route kit cost: 5,280 $
  • Fixed kit engineering or documentation cost: 500 $

Run it with your numbers

  • Every input above is editable in the live Route Kit Cost calculator, which recalculates instantly and can be shared with the inputs intact.

Last reviewed 2026-05-12.