MedTech Manufacturing worked example
Sterilization Cost Per Unit with total sterilization batch cost of 2,400 $: a worked example
This worked example runs the sterilization cost per unit numbers for a tougher week than the baseline: total sterilization batch cost of 2,400 $ instead of the typical 4,800 $. Allocate total sterilization batch cost (contract sterilizer, BI testing, transport) across released sterile units.
The inputs for this scenario
- Total sterilization batch cost: 2,400 $ (the input this scenario stresses; the baseline uses 4,800)
- Released sterile units: 2,400 devices (held at the documented default)
- Multi-product allocation factor: 1 x (held at the documented default)
Working through the calculation
- The calculation starts from the formula this tool documents: Sterilization cost per unit ratio = total sterilization batch cost รท released sterile units.
- Sterilization cost per unit works out to 1 $ / unit at these inputs, and this is the headline figure for the scenario.
- Raw ratio works out to 1 value at these inputs.
- Conversion factor works out to 1 x at these inputs.
- Released sterile units works out to 2,400 value at these inputs.
How this compares with the baseline
- Against the tool's baseline example, where total sterilization batch cost sits at 4,800 $ and the headline result is 2 $ / unit, this scenario comes in 50% below the baseline at 1 $ / unit.
- Use it when costing a sterilization cycle, comparing in-house versus contract sterilization quotes, or evaluating whether to increase load density. A result at this level usually justifies acting on the stressed input before touching anything else, because every other figure in the table is downstream of it.
Results at a glance
- Sterilization cost per unit: 1 $ / unit (headline result)
- Raw ratio: 1 value
- Conversion factor: 1 x
- Released sterile units: 2,400 value
Run it with your numbers
- To rerun this with your own numbers, open the live Sterilization Cost Per Unit calculator, set total sterilization batch cost to your actual value, and adjust the remaining inputs to match your operation.
Last reviewed 2026-05-12.