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Annual volume
pcs
Injection-molded part price
$
OPEX material$11.50 / part
Tooling cost
$
Revisions per year
Projection horizon
years
3-yr savings
$255,200
Break-even
20,571 pcs
Injection molding
$282,800
OPEX total
$27,600
Savings
90%
Saved / part
$106
Parts made
2.4K
Payback timeline> 3 yrs
NowYear 3
Cumulative cost over time
Break-even at 20,571 pcs · dashed lines mark each year
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Annual cost composition
Injection molding
$147,600Tooling
Revisions
Tooling · $80,000Revisions · $64,000Parts · $3,600
OPEX
$9,200Parts
Parts · $9,200
Save 94%vs injection molding · year 1
−$138,400