Costing

Investment PaybackCompares an investment against annual savings and recurring additional costs.

Quote calculationCalculates multiple line items including one-off costs, discounts, freight, and VAT.

Markup and MarginTranslates cost markup, selling margin, and discount into an achievable price.

Order TimeCalculates cycle time and order time from machining time, auxiliary time, surcharges, and setup.

Make or BuyCompares decision-relevant in-house production costs with a firm purchase price.

Energy CostEvaluates operating, idle, and base energy consumption for a production order.

Production Hourly Rate (Machine and Operator)Combines machine hourly rate and labor cost into a rate per production hour, including multi-machine operation.

Pre-calculate manufacturingDerives material demand, times, and a machine rate from stock, material, and manufacturing assumptions.

Overhead RatesDerives material, production, administration, and sales overhead rates from period costs.

Break-Even PointDetermines the sales volume at which contribution margins cover fixed costs and target profit.

Rough Cost EstimateEstimates a cost range from blank volume, material removal ratio, and adjustable time assumptions.

Cost BreakdownRanks cost items by amount and shows proportions and cumulative ABC thresholds.

Labor Hourly Rate and Billing RateConverts gross labor through surcharges, absenteeism, and billable ratio to the cost of a productive hour and the billing rate.

Machine UtilizationCompares order loading with the available machine capacity for a planning period.

Compare Machines for an OrderChecks selected machines against envelope and machining requirements and compares known order costs.

Machine Hourly RateDetermines the cost of a machine hour from acquisition, interest, floor space, energy, and maintenance.

Post-calculation: Standard vs. ActualCompares pre-calculation and order actuals and shows deviations in time and currency by cause.

OEE and Equipment LossesDeconstructs overall equipment effectiveness into availability, performance, and quality.

Price with SurchargesCalculates material-linked escalation, rush surcharge, and minimum order value.

Programming Cost per Lot and per PartEvaluates CAM programming, simulation, and first-article runs and distributes costs across lot size and repeat orders.

Setup Cost per Order and per PartBuilds setup time from individual steps, prices it at machine and labor rates, and distributes it across the lot size.

Cash Discount and Payment TermsCompares a cash discount against the financing cost of early payment.

Volume Pricing by QuantityCalculates per-part price at multiple lot sizes and distributes setup, programming, and fixture costs across quantity.

Unit cost and selling priceCombines material, machining and auxiliary time, setup, programming, finishing, overhead, and profit into cost and selling price per part.

Tooling Cost per PartDistributes cutting-edge cost, re-grinds, and tool-change time across the cutting time per part.

Economic Lot SizeCalculates the lot size from setup cost and annual inventory holding cost using the Andler model.

Backward Target Price: Allowed Machining TimeWorks back from a target price to determine how many machining minutes per part are available.