Toys, Sporting Goods & Recreational Products worked example

Molded Toy Part Cost at 99% first-pass yield: a worked example

What does the result look like when first-pass yield reaches 99%? The full calculation is worked below with real intermediate numbers. a toy manufacturer needs to cost an injection-molding run of plastic toy parts before quoting a retail program

The inputs for this scenario

  • Molded toy parts to produce: 10,000 parts (unchanged)
  • Molding cost per part: 0.32 $ / part (unchanged)
  • First-pass yield: 99 % (raised for this scenario; the documented default is 96)
  • Fixed mold setup cost: 650 $ (unchanged)

Working through the calculation

  • Applying the documented formula (Total molded part cost = molded parts to produce x molded cost per part x first-pass yield + fixed mold setup cost) to the inputs above produces each figure below.
  • At this operating point the engine returns 3,818 $ for total molded toy part cost, the number this scenario is built around.
  • At this operating point the engine returns 0.38 $ / piece for molded toy part cost per unit.
  • At this operating point the engine returns 3,168 $ for variable molded toy part cost.
  • At this operating point the engine returns 650 $ for fixed molded toy part cost adder.

How this compares with the baseline

  • Against the tool's baseline example, where first-pass yield sits at 96% and the headline result is 3,722 $, this scenario comes in 2.58% above the baseline at 3,818 $.
  • A figure at this level is achievable when first-pass yield is genuinely sustained, not just peaked for a shift. It treats first-pass yield as a cost factor on good output; it doesn't separately price the scrap resin, regrind or rework that a low yield actually generates.

Results at a glance

  • Total molded toy part cost: 3,818 $ (headline result)
  • Molded toy part cost per unit: 0.38 $ / piece
  • Variable molded toy part cost: 3,168 $
  • Fixed molded toy part cost adder: 650 $

Run it with your numbers

  • Every input above is editable in the live Molded Toy Part Cost calculator, which recalculates instantly and can be shared with the inputs intact.

Last reviewed 2026-05-12.