Tool Sharpening, Reconditioning & Industrial Repair Services worked example

Price List Calculator at 92% billable share after discounts: a worked example

What does the result look like when billable share after discounts reaches 92%? The full calculation is worked below with real intermediate numbers. Use it when price list in tool sharpening, reconditioning and industrial repair services is being put through a tool sharpening, reconditioning and industrial repair services weighted-cost review.

The inputs for this scenario

  • Tools on the price quote: 100 units (unchanged)
  • Base sharpening price per tool: 45 $ / unit (unchanged)
  • Billable share after discounts: 92 % (raised for this scenario; the documented default is 80)
  • Fixed pickup and setup fee: 250 $ (unchanged)

Working through the calculation

  • Applying the documented formula (Price List Calculator 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 billable share after discounts sits at 80% and the headline result is 3,850 $, this scenario comes in 14.03% above the baseline at 4,390 $.
  • A figure at this level is achievable when billable share after discounts is genuinely sustained, not just peaked for a shift. It prices from a single base rate and one discount share; mixed tool types, expedite premiums, coating recharges, and warranty reserve are not built in and must be added before the quote is final.

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 Price List Calculator calculator, which recalculates instantly and can be shared with the inputs intact.

Last reviewed 2026-05-12.