Packaging Price Tier Comparison Calculator
Compare the cash outlay and surplus inventory of two supplier quantity-price tiers against the same demand.
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Replace the example values with figures from your supplier sheet or measurements. Choose the unit beside each value. Results update as you type; fix any highlighted field before using the result.
GSM means grams per square metre. Net weight excludes the core and other packaging. MOQ means the minimum order quantity. An optional field can stay blank unless the result you need depends on it.
Prices keep the selected currency; changing its label does not convert an exchange rate. Save or export the result after checking your inputs.
Help with tier a order quantity
Enter the usable quantity you actually need. Waste, pack rounding or minimum order effects are added separately where required.
Help with tier b order quantity
Enter the usable quantity you actually need. Waste, pack rounding or minimum order effects are added separately where required.
Label only. No exchange-rate conversion.
Tier A purchase total
Both tier quantities must cover the entered demand.
Freight, tooling, storage, obsolescence and future demand are excluded.
Offers must cover equivalent specifications and currency.
Tier order cost = Order quantity × Unit price; Surplus = Order quantity − Units needed
Inputs: Units needed = 10000 units; Tier A order quantity = 10000 units; Tier A unit price = 0.25 currency; Tier B order quantity = 15000 units; Tier B unit price = 0.22 currency. Result: Tier A purchase total = 2500 currency; Tier B purchase total = 3300 currency; Tier B minus Tier A cash outlay = 800 currency; Tier A surplus units = 0 units; Tier B surplus units = 5000 units.Saved calculations stay in this browser. No account or cloud backup is created.
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Calculated from your inputs. Confirm specifications with your supplier.
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Vary one input and inspect tier a purchase total
All other entered inputs stay fixed. Ranges are your scenarios, not statistical confidence or supplier performance predictions. This uses the same validated calculator engine.
The formula, made clear.
A lower unit price can require a larger total payment and leave more stock. Compare both purchase totals against the same immediate demand; do not treat surplus inventory as consumed packaging.
How to use this calculator
- 01
Enter units needed, tier a order quantity, tier a unit price, tier b order quantity, tier b unit price.
- 02
Use a consistent unit and cost boundary across inputs.
- 03
Review the result, whole-unit rounding and limitations before placing an order.
A calculation you can check
10,000 units at €0.25 cost €2,500. Buying 15,000 at €0.22 costs €3,300 and leaves 5,000 units beyond current demand.
- Units needed
- 10000 units
- Tier A order quantity
- 10000 units
- Tier A unit price
- 0.25 EUR
- Tier B order quantity
- 15000 units
- Tier B unit price
- 0.22 EUR
Inputs: Units needed = 10000 units; Tier A order quantity = 10000 units; Tier A unit price = 0.25 currency; Tier B order quantity = 15000 units; Tier B unit price = 0.22 currency. Result: Tier A purchase total = 2500 currency; Tier B purchase total = 3300 currency; Tier B minus Tier A cash outlay = 800 currency; Tier A surplus units = 0 units; Tier B surplus units = 5000 units.Check the displayed formula and units against your quotation. Use measured GSM, net weight and actual layout dimensions where available. Default densities are planning assumptions, not certified material properties. Calculated cost does not certify strength, compatibility or safe loading.
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