Wood & Paper Manufacturing worked example

Corrugated Sheet Cost at 69% saleable yield after warp and crush: a worked example

Here is what the math looks like when conditions slip. We hold every other input steady and drop saleable yield after warp and crush to 69%, then walk the calculation through step by step. Estimates the total delivered cost of a corrugated sheet run from board price, saleable yield, and corrugator setup.

The inputs for this scenario

  • Sheets produced on the corrugator: 25,000 sheets (held at the documented default)
  • Board cost per sheet: 0.62 $/sheet (held at the documented default)
  • Saleable yield after warp and crush: 69 % (the input this scenario stresses; the baseline uses 96)
  • Corrugator setup charge: 450 $ (held at the documented default)

Working through the calculation

  • The calculation starts from the formula this tool documents: Total board cost = sheets x board cost per sheet x saleable yield% + corrugator setup charge.
  • Total corrugated sheet cost works out to 11,145 $ at these inputs, and this is the headline figure for the scenario.
  • Corrugated sheet cost per unit works out to 0.45 $ / piece at these inputs.
  • Variable corrugated sheet cost works out to 10,695 $ at these inputs.
  • Fixed corrugated sheet cost adder works out to 450 $ at these inputs.

How this compares with the baseline

  • Against the tool's baseline example, where saleable yield after warp and crush sits at 96% and the headline result is 15,330 $, this scenario comes in 27.3% below the baseline at 11,145 $.
  • The practical read: the gap between this scenario and the baseline is entirely attributable to saleable yield after warp and crush, so recovering it is worth quantifying in dollars before considering equipment or staffing changes. It uses a single blended board cost and yield; multi-flute or multi-grade orders and starch, ink, or die costs should be handled separately.

Results at a glance

  • Total corrugated sheet cost: 11,145 $ (headline result)
  • Corrugated sheet cost per unit: 0.45 $ / piece
  • Variable corrugated sheet cost: 10,695 $
  • Fixed corrugated sheet cost adder: 450 $

Run it with your numbers

  • To rerun this with your own numbers, open the live Corrugated Sheet Cost calculator, set saleable yield after warp and crush to your actual value, and adjust the remaining inputs to match your operation.

Last reviewed 2026-05-12.