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Material Cost with Waste

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Use this to estimate material cost for a job, adding a waste percentage so you order enough to cover offcuts and breakage.

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Quantity * Unit Cost * (1 + Waste% / 100)

500 tiles at $3 with 10% waste costs $1,650.

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Variables and units

  • Quantity

    Number of units of material needed.

    count

  • Unit Cost

    Cost per unit of material.

    currency

  • Waste

    Waste allowance percentage.

    percent

Common mistakes

  • Ordering with no waste allowance.
  • Mixing per-box and per-unit costs.

Step-by-step example

Tile order

500 tiles at $3 with 10% waste costs $1,650.