Mattress, Bedding & Foam Product Assembly worked example
Roll-Pack Film Cost at 99% film utilization rate: a worked example
This scenario runs the roll-pack film cost calculation on the strong side: 99% film utilization rate, with every other input held at its documented default. Use this when budgeting packaging materials for bed-in-a-box shipments, comparing film suppliers, or evaluating thinner gauge films for cost savings.
The inputs for this scenario
- Mattresses to pack: 200 mattresses (unchanged)
- Film cost per mattress: 2.5 $ / mattress (unchanged)
- Film utilization rate: 99 % (raised for this scenario; the documented default is 92)
- Fixed film handling cost: 40 $ (unchanged)
Working through the calculation
- Applying the documented formula (Gross film cost = mattresses × film cost per mattress ÷ (utilization rate ÷ 100)) to the inputs above produces each figure below.
- At this operating point the engine returns 535 $ for weighted cost, the number this scenario is built around.
- At this operating point the engine returns 2.68 $ / piece for per piece value.
- At this operating point the engine returns 495 $ for captured value.
- At this operating point the engine returns 40 $ for fixed adjustment.
How this compares with the baseline
- Against the tool's baseline example, where film utilization rate sits at 92% and the headline result is 500 $, this scenario comes in 7% above the baseline at 535 $.
- Use it when quoting a boxed-bed run, comparing film suppliers, or budgeting consumables for a production week. 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
- Weighted cost: 535 $ (headline result)
- Per piece value: 2.68 $ / piece
- Captured value: 495 $
- Fixed adjustment: 40 $
Run it with your numbers
- Every input above is editable in the live Roll-Pack Film Cost calculator, which recalculates instantly and can be shared with the inputs intact.
Last reviewed 2026-05-12.