Price per Ton

The Price per Ton calculator computes the price to buy or sell a certain weight or mass of a product at a unit price.

INSTRUCTIONS:  Choose units (e.g., US tons, Metric tons, UK tons) and enter the following:

• (WM) Product Weight.  This is the weight or mass of product to be bought or sold.  (e.g. 15 tons of gravel).
• (UP) Unit Price per Ton of Product  (e.g. $78.98 per ton).

Total Cost (TC):  The calculator returns the total price in U.S. dollars (USD).  However, this can be automatically converted into numerous other currencies (see list below) via the pull-down menu next to the answer.  The calculator also returns the following:

• (USD/t) The equivalent unit price in US dollars per metric ton (USD/t)
• (TC GBP) Total Cost in Great Britain Pounds (£) with the equivalent unit cost in Pounds per metric ton (GBP/t).
• (TC CAD) Total Cost in Canadian Dollars with the equivalent unit cost in Canadian dollars per metric ton (CAD/t).
• (TD INR) Total Cost in Indian Rupees with the equivalent unit cost in Rupees per metric ton (INR/t).

The Math / Science

The formula for the Total Cost base on a price per ton is:

   TC  = WM • UP

where:

• TC = Total Cost 
• WM = Weight or Mass of product  (e.g. 2.2 tons)
• UP = Unite Price of product (e.g. $49.50 per ton)

Tons

Unfortunately there are three commonly accepted measurements for a ton.

1. 1 U.S. ton is 2,000 pounds, 0.9072 metric tons, 907.18 kilograms, and 0.8928 UK tons
2. 1 Metric ton is 2,204.623 pounds, 1,000 kilograms, and 0.9842 UK tons.
3. 1 UK ton is 2,240 pounds, 1.016 metric tons, 1016.5 kilograms and 1.12 US tons

Also, the exchange rate between currencies is constantly changing (see table to the right).  vCalc computes the exchange rate every two minutes.  This calculator takes into consideration both factors, different tons and exchange rates to compute an accurate answer.

Purchasing and Price Comparison Calculators

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• Price per Volume Enter a length and cost per unit length to see a total cost.
• Price per Weight or Mass:  Enter a weight and cost per unit weight (e.g., 55 pounds at $2.45 per 6 ounces) to see the total cost.
• Price per Ton: Enter the product weight and the price per ton to see the total cost.
• Price per Unit: Enter the total number of units of a products, the unit price per unit number of units (e.g., 500 units at $47 per 20 units).
• Price Compare Two Items by Length :  Enter the length or distance and price of two items, and the calculator tells you which is the better buy and by how much.
• Price compare Three items by Length:  Enter the length or distance of tree items, and the calculator tells you which is the best buy and by how much.
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• Price compare Three items by Area : Enter the area of tree items, and the calculator tells you which is the best buy and by how much.
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• Price Compare Three items by Volume:  Enter the Volume and price of three items, and the calculator tells you which is the better buy and by how much. 
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• Price Compare Three Items by Weight or Mass: Enter the weight (mass) and price of three items, and the calculator tells you which is the better buy and by how much.
• Money per Length Conversion: e.g., enter dollars per foot and see Euros per meter among many other possibilities. 
• Money per Area Conversion: e.g., enter dollars per square inch and see Euros per square centimeter among many other possibilities. 
• Money per Volume Conversion: e.g., enter dollars per gallon and see Euros per liter among many other possibilities. 
• Money per Mass or Weight Conversion: e.g., enter dollars per pound and see Euros per kilogram among many other possibilities.