Quantity break pricing calculator
Enter your fixed setup cost and variable cost per part to get the unit price and total for 1, 10, 50, 100, 250, 500 and 1,000 pcs at your target margin.
Calculated in your browser; the numbers you enter are never sent anywhere.
Setup, dies, file prep, machine setup: the same whatever the quantity.
Material, printing, cutting, packing: repeats for every part.
| Quantity | Unit cost | Unit price | Unit price by quantity | Total | Margin |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | $30.90 | $48.00 | $48.00 | 35.6% | |
| 10 | $3.90 | $6.00 | $60.00 | 35% | |
| 50 | $1.50 | $2.40 | $120.00 | 37.5% | |
| 100 | $1.20 | $1.85 | $185.00 | 35.1% | |
| 250 | $1.02 | $1.57 | $392.50 | 35% | |
| 500 | $0.96 | $1.48 | $740.00 | 35.1% | |
| 1,000 | $0.93 | $1.44 | $1,440.00 | 35.4% |
As the fixed cost spreads over more pieces, the unit price drops; the target margin holds at every break.
How is it calculated?
Unit cost = variable cost per part + fixed cost ÷ quantity.
Unit price = unit cost ÷ (1 − target margin), rounded up to the step you choose so the margin never drops below target.
At low quantities the fixed cost inflates the unit price; at 1,000 pcs almost only the variable cost remains. Showing the breaks in the same quote shortens the negotiation.
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