Enter the length (in), the width (in), the thickness (in), and cost per cubic in ($/in^3) into the Plate Cost Calculator. The calculator will evaluate and display the Plate Cost. ## Plate Cost Formula The following formula is used to calculate the Plate Cost. PC = L*W*T*CPSI • Where PC is the Plate Cost ($)
• L is the length (in)
• W is the width (in)
• T is the thickness (in)
• CPSI is the cost per cubic inch ($/in^3) ## How to Calculate Plate Cost? The following example problems outline how to calculate Plate Cost. Example Problem #1 1. First, determine the length (in). The length (in) is given as 20 . 2. Next, determine the width (in). The width (in) is calculated as 10 . 3. Next, determine the thickness (in). The thickness (in) is found to be .5. 4. Next, determine the cost per cubic in ($/in^3). This is example, the is given is $5.00. 5. Finally, calculate the Plate Cost using the formula above: PC = L*W*T*CPSI Inserting the values from above yields: PC = 20*10*.5*5 = 500.00 ($)

Example Problem #2

The variables needed for this problem are provided below:

length (in) = 30

width (in) = 5

thickness (in) = .25

cost per cubic in ($/in^3) = 3.00 Entering these values and solving gives: PC = 30*5*.25*3.00= 112.5 ($)