Municipal Waste Sorting Equipment worked example

Quote Margin with quoted gate or processing revenue per ton of 43 $ / ton: a worked example in municipal waste sorting equipment

Here is what the math looks like when conditions slip. We hold every other input steady and drop quoted gate or processing revenue per ton to 43 $ / ton, then walk the calculation through step by step. Estimate the margin on a per-ton processing quote so the team can price contracts against expected processing cost and residue exposure.

The inputs for this scenario

  • Quoted gate or processing revenue per ton: 43 $ / ton (the input this scenario stresses; the baseline uses 85)
  • Required processing cost per ton: 62 $ / ton (held at the documented default)
  • Reference revenue per ton for margin base: 85 $ / ton (held at the documented default)

Working through the calculation

  • The calculation starts from the formula this tool documents: Quote margin amount = quoted revenue per ton - required cost per ton.
  • Quote margin works out to -22.35 % at these inputs, and this is the headline figure for the scenario.
  • Quote margin amount works out to -19 value at these inputs.
  • Quoted revenue per ton works out to 43 value at these inputs.
  • Required cost per ton works out to 62 value at these inputs.

How this compares with the baseline

  • Against the tool's baseline example, where quoted gate or processing revenue per ton sits at 85 $ / ton and the headline result is 27.06 %, this scenario comes in 183% below the baseline at -22.35 %.
  • The practical read: the gap between this scenario and the baseline is entirely attributable to quoted gate or processing revenue per ton, so recovering it is worth quantifying in dollars before considering equipment or staffing changes. It is a per-ton snapshot; it does not weight by tonnage mix or account for commodity price swings that move the real revenue per ton month to month.

Results at a glance

  • Quote margin: -22.35 % (headline result)
  • Quote margin amount: -19 value
  • Quoted revenue per ton: 43 value
  • Required cost per ton: 62 value

Run it with your numbers

  • To rerun this with your own numbers, open the live Quote Margin calculator, set quoted gate or processing revenue per ton to your actual value, and adjust the remaining inputs to match your operation.

Last reviewed 2026-05-12.