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Cartel Costing Sheet

Costs one export order from ex-factory to FOB realisation in rupees, takes the export incentives off as credits, and stress-tests the profit against a two-rupee currency move either way and against incentives halving. The rule printed on the sheet: quote only if the margin clears your floor in all three stress rows.

Inputs

Sale basis
units
USD per unit
INR per USD
INR per unit
percent
days
percent
percent

Margin on revenue10.61 percent

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Results

OPERATING PROFIT

₹2,90,223

Margin on revenue

10.61 percent

Revenue (FOB realisation)
₹27,36,000
Ex-factory cost
₹21,60,000
Origin charges
₹2,50,000
Freight + insurance (CIF sales only)
₹94,000
Financing cost for the cycle
₹59,425
Incentive credits (RoDTEP+Drawback)
-₹1,17,648
TOTAL COST
₹24,45,777
OPERATING PROFIT
₹2,90,223
Margin on revenue
10.61 percent
Profit at rate -2 (₹)
₹2,30,147
Profit at rate +2 (₹)
₹3,50,300
Profit at incentives halved (₹)
₹2,31,399

From revenue to profit

Revenue₹27,36,000Ex-factory cost₹21,60,000Origin charges₹2,50,000Freight + insurance₹94,000Financing₹59,425Incentive credits (a negative cost)-₹1,17,648Operating profit₹2,90,223
Waterfall figures
Revenue₹27,36,000
Ex-factory cost₹21,60,000
Origin charges₹2,50,000
Freight + insurance₹94,000
Financing₹59,425
Incentive credits-₹1,17,648
Operating profit₹2,90,223

Stress test

CaseProfitMargin on its revenue
USD/INR at 93₹2,30,1478.59 percent
USD/INR at 97₹3,50,30012.54 percent
Incentives halved₹2,31,3998.46 percent
percent

Not part of the workbook; it stays on this page.

Pass: all three stress rows clear your 8 percent floor.

The sheet's rule: quote only if the margin clears your floor in all three stress rows (Chapter 17).

The rate rows move USD/INR by 2 either way; currency moves are covered in Chapter 24.

The last stress row halves RoDTEP and drawback together; incentives are covered in Chapter 30.

Indicative only. Duty, incentive, GST and interest rates move, often by notification and without notice; check the current rate before you quote, order or file. The tool reproduces the book's worksheet and is not tax, legal or financial advice.