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Fixture cost amortization calculator

Fixture cost allocated across supplied lifetime output.

manufacturing-fixture-amortization.napkin / editable
✓ checks pass

SCENARIO COMPARISON

Compare the numbers.

This source describes an analytical model. Its quantities and checks are the view.

ScenariocostPerUnit
0.2
0.16

All calculated quantities are listed with the inputs. Switch to Source to inspect the equations.

SCENARIOS / CALCULATED VALUESSAME SOURCE

Change an input to see the consequences.

fixture allocation budget0.20 ✓ passes

BASELINE INPUTS

CALCULATED

costPerUnit0.2

Edits change the baseline source.

Calculated from your source · not saved
Baseline · Baseline
fixture allocation budget0.20 ✓ passes
alternative · alternative
fixture allocation budget0.16 ✓ passes

Illustrative first-order example. Checks are editable requirements, not design standards. The broader topic may require additional equations, data, and validation.

Formula and units

This example uses the following equations. Input names and units match the editable source above.

cost per unit
costPerUnit = fixtureCost/lifetimeUnits

Original worked example

These are the baseline values in the downloadable source. Edits above let you test your own values.

Given

fixture cost
2000
lifetime units
10000

Calculated

cost per unit
0.2

Assumptions and limits

Fixture cost allocated across supplied lifetime output.

The requirement checks use the limits written in this example. Passing a check does not establish that the model covers every load, material behavior, or operating condition in a real design.

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Take it further with your agent

Napkin keeps the inputs, equations, checks and assumptions together in one study. Your agent sets it up; you change the numbers.

Try with Claude ↗

codex 'Use Napkin (https://napkin.engineering/mcp, or the local Napkin plugin) to build a study: Fixture cost amortization. Inputs: fixture cost/life; production volume; maintenance. Outputs: tooling cost per part; replacement schedule. Model scope: Explicit process times, yield and costs supplied by the user. Read napkin_capabilities and the current snapshot. Ask me for the values that matter, label assumptions with units, author .napkin source, validate it and apply it with napkin_source using the current revision, then open the study. Add checks for the limits I supply. Keep unsupported analyses explicit.'

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The broader study

The topic brief below describes the broader scope. The worked example above states the particular calculation it implements.

  • Inputs: fixture cost/life, production volume, maintenance
  • Outputs: tooling cost per part, replacement schedule
  • Modes: calculate, compare, sweep
  • Drawing: Process graph and cost curves

EXECUTABLE WORKED EXAMPLE · FIRST-ORDER MODEL · CHECK THE SCOPE & ASSUMPTIONS

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