Mining Vehicle & Underground Equipment worked example

Quote Margin with available quote margin amount of 310 value: a worked example in mining vehicle & underground equipment

This scenario runs the quote margin calculation on the strong side: available quote margin amount of 310 value, with every other input held at its documented default. Use it when quote margin in mining vehicle and underground equipment needs a clean margin number for a mining vehicle and underground equipment go / no-go review.

The inputs for this scenario

  • Available quote margin amount: 310 value (raised for this scenario; the documented default is 125)
  • Required quote margin amount: 100 value (unchanged)
  • Reference quote margin amount: 100 value (unchanged)

Working through the calculation

  • Applying the documented formula (Quote margin amount gap = available quote margin amount - required quote margin amount) to the inputs above produces each figure below.
  • At this operating point the engine returns 210 % for quote margin, the number this scenario is built around.
  • At this operating point the engine returns 210 value for quote margin amount gap.
  • At this operating point the engine returns 310 value for available quote margin amount.
  • At this operating point the engine returns 100 value for required quote margin amount.

How this compares with the baseline

  • Against the tool's baseline example, where available quote margin amount sits at 125 value and the headline result is 25 %, this scenario comes in 740% above the baseline at 210 %.
  • Use it at bid review to confirm a mining-equipment quote clears its cost floor and to compare margin across jobs of different sizes. 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

  • Quote margin: 210 % (headline result)
  • Quote margin amount gap: 210 value
  • Available quote margin amount: 310 value
  • Required quote margin amount: 100 value

Run it with your numbers

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

Last reviewed 2026-05-12.