Tube, Pipe & Profile Forming worked example

Cost Per Formed Tube at 92% share of cost that is chargeable: a worked example

This scenario runs the cost per formed tube calculation on the strong side: 92% share of cost that is chargeable, with every other input held at its documented default. Use it when cost per formed tube in tube, pipe and profile forming is being put through a tube, pipe and profile forming weighted-cost review.

The inputs for this scenario

  • Formed tubes in the run: 100 units (unchanged)
  • Variable forming cost per tube: 45 $ / unit (unchanged)
  • Share of cost that is chargeable: 92 % (raised for this scenario; the documented default is 80)
  • Fixed setup & tooling amortization: 250 $ (unchanged)

Working through the calculation

  • Applying the documented formula (Cost Per Formed Tube 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 share of cost that is chargeable sits at 80% and the headline result is 3,850 $, this scenario comes in 14.03% above the baseline at 4,390 $.
  • Use it when quoting a tube-forming job, comparing short versus long run economics, or checking how setup amortization moves piece price. Treat this as a target state: the delta against the baseline quantifies what the improvement is worth before you commit to chasing 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 Cost Per Formed Tube calculator, which recalculates instantly and can be shared with the inputs intact.

Last reviewed 2026-05-12.