Price break calculator
Interactive engineering and procurement calculator. Instant client-side computation with no sign-up.
Price breaks
Enter each tier's minimum order quantity and unit price. Tiers are auto-sorted by quantity.
Your requirement
Comparison
Actual need total
800 pcs × $3.5
Buy 1000 pcs
$2/pc · saves $800 · +200 spare
Buy 1000 instead — you save $800 and get 200 extra spares.
Your 800 pcs cost $2,800; the next tier costs $2,000. That's a 28.57% saving on the total order.
Why stepping up can be cheaper
Manufacturers discount heavily at volume, so buying past the break point can beat buying the exact quantity. This is especially common for ICs — e.g. needing 800 pcs of an MCU that jumps from $3.50 to $2.00 at 1,000 pcs. Factor in the surplus stock and your own inventory cost before stepping up; the tool shows both.
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