Municipal Waste Sorting Equipment worked example

Project Margin with mrf project revenue or recovered-material value of 3,125,000 $: a worked example in municipal waste sorting equipment

What does the result look like when mrf project revenue or recovered-material value reaches 3,125,000 $? The full calculation is worked below with real intermediate numbers. Use it on the front end of a sort line upgrade, optical sorter retrofit, or contract processing deal when you need a quick go or no-go margin check.

The inputs for this scenario

  • MRF project revenue or recovered-material value: 3,125,000 $ (raised for this scenario; the documented default is 1,250,000)
  • Total installed project cost: 1,000,000 $ (unchanged)
  • Reference contract revenue for margin base: 1,250,000 $ (unchanged)

Working through the calculation

  • Applying the documented formula (Project margin amount = project revenue - required project cost) to the inputs above produces each figure below.
  • At this operating point the engine returns 170 % for project margin, the number this scenario is built around.
  • At this operating point the engine returns 2,125,000 value for project margin amount.
  • At this operating point the engine returns 3,125,000 value for project revenue.
  • At this operating point the engine returns 1,000,000 value for required project cost.

How this compares with the baseline

  • Against the tool's baseline example, where mrf project revenue or recovered-material value sits at 1,250,000 $ and the headline result is 20 %, this scenario comes in 750% above the baseline at 170 %.
  • A figure at this level is achievable when mrf project revenue or recovered-material value is genuinely sustained, not just peaked for a shift. It is a single-point margin on the numbers you enter; it ignores warranty exposure, retainage, change orders, and the time value of a multi-month install.

Results at a glance

  • Project margin: 170 % (headline result)
  • Project margin amount: 2,125,000 value
  • Project revenue: 3,125,000 value
  • Required project cost: 1,000,000 value

Run it with your numbers

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

Last reviewed 2026-05-12.