Tube, Pipe & Profile Forming worked example

Quote Price at 58% cost recovery factor: a worked example in tube, pipe & profile forming

This worked example runs the quote price numbers for a tougher week than the baseline: 58% cost recovery factor instead of the typical 80%. Quote Price gives a tube, pipe and profile forming shop a fast, defensible number to put in front of a customer — the total for a run plus the per-piece price it implies.

The inputs for this scenario

  • Quoted assembly quantity: 100 units (held at the documented default)
  • Price per assembly: 45 $ / unit (held at the documented default)
  • Cost recovery factor: 58 % (the input this scenario stresses; the baseline uses 80)
  • Fixed setup and tooling charge: 250 $ (held at the documented default)

Working through the calculation

  • The calculation starts from the formula this tool documents: Quote Price cost = quantity × rate × capture factor + fixed cost.
  • Weighted cost works out to 2,860 $ at these inputs, and this is the headline figure for the scenario.
  • Per piece value works out to 28.6 $ / piece at these inputs.
  • Captured value works out to 2,610 $ at these inputs.
  • Fixed adjustment works out to 250 $ at these inputs.

How this compares with the baseline

  • Against the tool's baseline example, where cost recovery factor sits at 80% and the headline result is 3,850 $, this scenario comes in 25.71% below the baseline at 2,860 $.
  • Use it when preparing a customer quote or a should-cost check, especially where fixed setup must be recovered across the run. A result at this level usually justifies acting on the stressed input before touching anything else, because every other figure in the table is downstream of it.

Results at a glance

  • Weighted cost: 2,860 $ (headline result)
  • Per piece value: 28.6 $ / piece
  • Captured value: 2,610 $
  • Fixed adjustment: 250 $

Run it with your numbers

  • To rerun this with your own numbers, open the live Quote Price calculator, set cost recovery factor to your actual value, and adjust the remaining inputs to match your operation.

Last reviewed 2026-05-12.