Anglage Labor Budget Calculator

Calculate an anglage labor budget from maker- or supplier-quoted hours; it does not invent a universal hours-per-part estimate.

Description

Anglage labor budgeting multiplies quoted time by part count and adds setup.

Anglage labor budgeting multiplies quoted time by part count and adds setup. It separates productive hours from total charged hours.^[1]

Calculate an anglage labor budget from maker- or supplier-quoted hours; it does not invent a universal hours-per-part estimate.

When to use Anglage Labor Budget Calculator

Use this tool to calculate an anglage labor budget from maker- or supplier-quoted hours; it does not invent a universal hours-per-part estimate.

Choose a supported reference focus or prepare the watch measurements, evidence and explicit limits requested. Confirm units and date conventions before running.

How to use Anglage Labor Budget Calculator and understand its results

Choose a supported reference focus or prepare the watch measurements, evidence and explicit limits requested. Confirm units and date conventions before running.
Enter laborRatePerHour, partCount, quotedHoursPerPart, setupHours using the field table and calculation rules, then run the tool.
Read laborCost, totalHours, totalHoursIncludingSetup. The explanation below defines the units, signs, ordering and any flags or placeholder values.
If the tool reports an input issue, correct the values and run it again. Apply the stated assumptions when interpreting a successfully returned result.

Input field	Meaning	Value type; see rules below	Requirement
laborRatePerHour	Quoted labor rate	number; minimum: 0	Required
partCount	Part count	integer; minimum: 1	Required
quotedHoursPerPart	Quoted beveling hours per part (h)	number; minimum: 0	Required
setupHours	Quoted setup hours (h)	number; minimum: 0	Required

Enter positive safe integer parts and nonnegative hours, setup and rate. Return work hours, setup-inclusive hours and cost.

workHours=parts×hoursPerPart; total=workHours+setup; cost=total×rate

Units, indexing, boundary conditions and exceptional cases are defined in the calculation rules above.

Output field	Meaning	Value type
laborCost	Calculated labor cost	number; minimum: 0
totalHours	Per-part labor hours (h)	number; minimum: 0
totalHoursIncludingSetup	Labor hours including setup (h)	number; minimum: 0

json

{
  "input": {
    "laborRatePerHour": 120,
    "partCount": 8,
    "quotedHoursPerPart": 3,
    "setupHours": 4
  },
  "output": {
    "laborCost": 3360,
    "totalHours": 24,
    "totalHoursIncludingSetup": 28
  }
}

Limitations and assumptions

No finish inspection or actual work-duration estimate is performed.

Numeric inputs, where present, must be finite. Follow the calculation-specific rules for overflow, underflow and exceptional cases. Missing required fields, extra fields, wrong value types and violations of the calculation rules are input errors.

Alternative or Complementary methods

Use Black Polish Labor Budget Calculator: Budget black-polishing labor from quoted hours and an explicit contingency percentage; it does not assert a universal finishing time or acceptance result. For a complementary task, use Guilloché Dial Artisan Process Lookup: Return a commission, blank-preparation, machine-setup, finishing, or quality-evidence control for a hand- or machine-guided guilloché dial.

References

Anglage Labor Budget Calculator — tool.io

Similar or alternative tools

Black Polish Labor Budget Calculator
Budget black-polishing labor from quoted hours and an explicit contingency percentage; it does not assert a universal finishing time or acceptance result.
Guilloché Dial Artisan Process Lookup
Return a commission, blank-preparation, machine-setup, finishing, or quality-evidence control for a hand- or machine-guided guilloché dial.