Printed Electronics & Flexible Hybrid Electronics worked example

Labor Per Panel at 92% labor efficiency factor: a worked example

Push labor efficiency factor up to 92% and the picture changes. This example computes every intermediate figure at that operating point. Use it when labor per panel in printed electronics and flexible hybrid electronics is being put through a printed electronics and flexible hybrid electronics weighted-cost review.

The inputs for this scenario

  • Panels in the build run: 100 units (unchanged)
  • Loaded labor rate per panel: 45 $ / unit (unchanged)
  • Labor efficiency factor: 92 % (raised for this scenario; the documented default is 80)
  • Line setup fixed labor: 250 $ (unchanged)

Working through the calculation

  • Applying the documented formula (Labor Per Panel cost = quantity × rate × capture factor + fixed cost) to the inputs above produces each figure below.
  • At this operating point the engine returns 4,390 $ for weighted cost, the number this scenario is built around.
  • At this operating point the engine returns 43.9 $ / piece for per piece value.
  • At this operating point the engine returns 4,140 $ for captured value.
  • At this operating point the engine returns 250 $ for fixed adjustment.

How this compares with the baseline

  • Against the tool's baseline example, where labor efficiency factor sits at 80% and the headline result is 3,850 $, this scenario comes in 14.03% above the baseline at 4,390 $.
  • It computes total labor cost and labor cost per panel from panel volume, a labor rate, an efficiency or utilization factor, and a fixed setup charge. The value of this scenario is the size of the gap it exposes: that gap, priced out over a year, is the budget you can justify spending to close it.

Results at a glance

  • Weighted cost: 4,390 $ (headline result)
  • Per piece value: 43.9 $ / piece
  • Captured value: 4,140 $
  • Fixed adjustment: 250 $

Run it with your numbers

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

Last reviewed 2026-05-12.