Microgrid & Distributed Energy Equipment worked example

Quote Margin with quoted price to customer of 63 $: a worked example in microgrid & distributed energy equipment

Suppose quoted price to customer falls to 63 $. This page works the full calculation at that level so you can see exactly which result moves and by how much. Estimate the gross margin on a microgrid or distributed energy quote by comparing quoted price against estimated cost, so estimating teams can confirm the bid clears the target margin before it goes out.

The inputs for this scenario

  • Quoted price to customer: 63 $ (the input this scenario stresses; the baseline uses 125)
  • Estimated delivered cost: 100 $ (held at the documented default)
  • Margin price basis (usually quoted price): 100 $ (held at the documented default)

Working through the calculation

  • The calculation starts from the formula this tool documents: Quote gross profit = quoted price - estimated cost.
  • Quote margin works out to -37 % at these inputs, and this is the headline figure for the scenario.
  • Quote gross profit works out to -37 value at these inputs.
  • Quoted price works out to 63 value at these inputs.
  • Estimated cost works out to 100 value at these inputs.

How this compares with the baseline

  • Against the tool's baseline example, where quoted price to customer sits at 125 $ and the headline result is 25 %, this scenario comes in 248% below the baseline at -37 %.
  • It computes bid gross profit (quoted price minus estimated cost) and divides by the price basis to return the quoted gross margin percent. 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

  • Quote margin: -37 % (headline result)
  • Quote gross profit: -37 value
  • Quoted price: 63 value
  • Estimated cost: 100 value

Run it with your numbers

  • To rerun this with your own numbers, open the live Quote Margin calculator, set quoted price to customer to your actual value, and adjust the remaining inputs to match your operation.

Last reviewed 2026-05-12.