Prestashop Price Calculator | Dynamic Pricing | Sell by Length, Width, Area

The Pricing Calculator module lets you easily and efficiently sell variable-size products. You can sell products at a per-unit price instead; rather than selling products at a fixed price, you can allow users to enter their requirements, and then our module will automatically calculate the exact price according to that size. Admin can also offer a special discount based on a specific size measurement or can also charge extra for that measurement as well.

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How does the unit price calculator work?

Unit price calculation works in three steps:

Step 1: Set Price per Unit

The first thing the merchant needs to do is set the per-unit price of each product. The unit can be selected from the backend, like price per centimeter, millimeter, foot, inch, or meter, etc.

Step 2: Create Input Fields for Customers

The merchant then configures the input fields, such as length, width, height, and weight, depending on each type of product from the back end.

Step 3: Let Customers Put The Measurement Value

Once the customer inputs the measurement values, such as the length, width, and height of the product, this extension automatically calculates the total price of the product that the customer can add to the cart and checkout. The cost will change as the customer changes the measurement values.

Weight-based Calculation

Options include:

• Weight
• Area (Length * Width)
• Area (square)
• Volume (Length * Width * Height)
• Length
• Box (Length * Height)

Dynamic Pricing Formula

• Min and Max show the size range,
• Two discounts: 10% for sizes between 15 and 30 and 20% for sizes above 30.
• Area and volume of the products can be priced.
• Discounts are set as fixed or in percentage values.

Formula 

 min=10;max=45;discount=10,20;size=15,30;area;percent;

Benefits

• Easy to use this module.
• User-friendly module.

Use Case (Product Pricing Calculation)

Businesses need to have pricing strategies in place that are not only attractive but accurately reflect their product's complexity. A company that specializes in selling central cooling systems faced a significant challenge in providing accurate and customized quotes to its potential customers. Their traditional pricing method was not only time-consuming but also often led to mistakes, causing customer dissatisfaction and lost sales.

Problem

The main problem was that there wasn't a calculator for unit prices, which could take into account multiple factors affecting cooling system pricing. The customers needed an easy way to input different specifications, such as length and width, depth and height, or the number of hours a cooling system will be used each day.

Moreover, sales staff had difficulty providing quick and accurate quotes on the phone or in person. Customers were able to turn to competitors for more accurate and quicker pricing options.

Solution

To address these issues, the company implemented Prestashop's unit pricing calculator. Customers can input variables that are specific to them, such as their space dimensions and usage hours.

The company can easily calculate the price of the product based on inputs from the customer by creating a formula. For instance, if a customer wanted to calculate the price for a central cooling system, they could input their space's length, width, height, depth, and hours of usage. The formula set up in the backend would compute the price as follows:

Cooling Price = 3.78 * (Length * Width * Height * Depth) + Hours of Usage

Features

The main key features of the Prestashop unit price calculator fme module.

• Calculate the price of products by unit (foot, square, and meter). Use the pricing calculator for products priced and sold by unit: foot, square meter, etc.
• Product prices can be displayed per unit (e.g., “$1.75 / ft”, “from $3 / sq m”) in the shop and on product pages.
• Pricing calculator dynamic weight: product weight can be set/calculated “per unit” for shipping.
• Calculators available for all physical attributes: dimensions, area, surface area, volume, or weight
• Sell products by weight (per gram), i.e., meat, fruits, etc.
• Sell products by volume (per cubic meter), such as garden mulch.
• Sell liquids (litter, ml) such as juices, milk, pure water, paint, etc.
• Sell products by creating custom formulas.
• A powerful formula calculator lets you create custom formulas to calculate your specific pricing.
• Offer different discounts based on minimum or maximum input size.
• Option to select different units for input, i.e., meter, and different units for output, i.e., meter square.
• Box calculation: sell products based on per-box pricing.