Every Profitable Quote Starts with Accurate Costs
Know your true manufacturing costs before you submit your next quote.
Cost Calculator
Know Your True Costs. Quote With Confidence.
Are your quotes accurately capturing the real cost of labor, machines, and overhead? Many manufacturers rely on estimates, spreadsheets, or outdated burden rates when pricing jobs. The result can be inconsistent quotes, shrinking margins, and uncertainty about profitability. The Realtrac Cost Calculator helps you uncover your true manufacturing costs by automatically calculating employee burden, machine burden, and overhead rates, giving you the accurate cost data you need to quote jobs with confidence.
Stop Guessing. Start Pricing with Confidence.
The Cost Calculator transforms your financial and operational data into practical shop-floor rates that can be applied throughout your manufacturing process.
Simply enter your:
- Employee burden costs
- Machine burden costs
- Overhead expenses
Realtrac automatically performs the calculations and creates accurate rates that can be used for costing, estimating, and quoting.
No spreadsheets. No manual calculations. No guesswork.
Why Manufacturers Use the Cost Calculator
Build quotes based on real operational costs instead of assumptions or outdated estimates.
Ensure labor, machine usage, and overhead expenses are properly accounted for in every quote.
Eliminate the complexity of manually calculating burden rates and overhead allocations.
Understand exactly where your costs come from and how they impact profitability.
Create a consistent methodology for costing and quoting jobs across departments.
How It Works
1. Enter Your Costs
Input your overhead expenses, employee burden information, and machine-related costs.
2. Automatic Calculations
The Cost Calculator automatically performs the calculations needed to determine accurate burden rates and cost allocations.
3. Apply Accurate Rates
Use the calculated rates throughout your estimating and quoting processes to ensure every job is priced accurately.
The Result
- More accurate quotes
- Better visibility into your costs
- Greater confidence in your pricing decisions
- Improved profitability