Tube, Pipe & Profile Forming worked example
Labor Per Assembly at 92% direct labor capture factor: a worked example
Push direct labor capture factor up to 92% and the picture changes. This example computes every intermediate figure at that operating point. Use it when labor per assembly in tube, pipe and profile forming is being put through a tube, pipe and profile forming weighted-cost review.
The inputs for this scenario
- Assemblies produced per run: 100 units (unchanged)
- Labor cost per assembly: 45 $ / unit (unchanged)
- Direct labor capture factor: 92 % (raised for this scenario; the documented default is 80)
- Fixed setup and tooling cost: 250 $ (unchanged)
Working through the calculation
- Applying the documented formula (Labor Per Assembly 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 direct labor capture 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 the total direct labor cost for a forming run and the labor dollars carried by each individual assembly. 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 Assembly calculator, which recalculates instantly and can be shared with the inputs intact.
Last reviewed 2026-05-12.