"Body shop paint material recovery: compare billed and consumed cost"
"Source","https://bluefinchadvisors.com/tools/body-shop-paint-material-recovery-calculator"
"Basis","Planning scenario using entered values, not an industry benchmark or a quote."

"Inputs","Value","Unit"
"Approved material amount billed","600","currency"
"Color material consumed","210","currency"
"Clear material consumed","120","currency"
"Primer and sealer consumed","70","currency"
"Non-paint sundries consumed","60","currency"
"Matching consumed-cost credits","20","currency"
"Refinish hours for these repair orders","10","hours"

"Results","Value","Unit"
"Billed material recovery","136.36","percent"
"Billed material surplus / shortfall","160","currency"
"Consumed material cost per refinish hour","44","currency"

"Calculation detail","Value","Unit"
"Approved material amount billed","600","currency"
"Color material consumed","210","currency"
"Clear material consumed","120","currency"
"Primer and sealer consumed","70","currency"
"Non-paint sundries consumed","60","currency"
"Consumed cost before credits","460","currency"
"Matching material cost credits","20","currency"
"Net consumed material cost","440","currency"
"Refinish hours","10","hours"
"Billed material amount per refinish hour","60","currency"
"Material surplus as share of billed amount","26.67","percent"

"Assumptions"
"All starting figures are illustrative. No input is an industry reimbursement benchmark."
"Material charges and costs cover the same repair orders and exclude sales tax."
"The model measures billed recovery. It does not decide what a customer or insurer must pay."
"Labor, overhead, payment fees and tax are excluded. Material surplus is not net profit."

"Result notes"
"Billed recovery compares approved material charges with entered consumed-material costs. It does not show cash collected or insurer acceptance."
"Use material consumed on these repair orders, not total inventory purchased. Include job-attributable waste once in the consumed categories."
"Credits must relate to the consumed costs included here. A credit for unused stock returned to a supplier does not reduce these job costs unless that stock was included incorrectly."
"Material surplus excludes labor, overhead, payment fees and tax. It is not shop net profit."

"Sources"
"PPG: tracking consumed paint and materials against repair orders","https://www.ppg.com/en-AU/refinish-anz/legacy-paint-shop-interface-tool"
"PPG: paint volume estimation for individual repair panels","https://www.ppg.com/en-US/refinish/support/technical-tips/no-more-wasted-paint-with-volume-estimator"
"California Bureau of Automotive Repair: Write It Right","https://www.bar.ca.gov/wir"