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See which way of having the machine costs less per hour worked, over the same period of use.
Pre-sizing and estimating tool: the results do not replace a design, calculation, or report signed by a qualified professional, nor verification against the applicable standards.
Cost per hour of cash purchase, financing, leasing and rental, with the hours entered.
Annual cost of each option for 100 to 2,000 hours per year; the rental line crosses the others at the break-even point.
Drag the controls to simulate data different from what you entered (from 30% less to 30% more) and watch the result change instantly.
Cost per hour of each way of having the machine for different hours of use per year, with the conditions entered.
The calculation done in steps, with the values you entered.
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Enter the machine's price and residual value, the useful life, and the hours worked per year. Then fill in the financing, leasing, and hourly rental conditions, if any. The calculator shows the cost per hour of each option.
R$ 300,000 machine, residual R$ 90,000, useful life of 8 years, 800 hours per year, opportunity interest of 10%, and maintenance of R$ 12,000 per year. Financing with a 20% down payment, 12% per year over 5 years. Leasing of R$ 6,000 per month over 60 months, with a buyout of R$ 30,000 at the end. Rental of R$ 180 per hour.
Cash purchase = 26,250 + 19,500 + 12,000 = R$ 57,750 per year, or R$ 72.19/h. Financing = R$ 53,735 per year, or R$ 67.17/h. Leasing = R$ 60,750 per year, or R$ 75.94/h. Rental = R$ 144,000 per year, or R$ 180.00/h.
Because the rental company must cover the machine, maintenance and profit in each hour. It usually pays off when the machine works only a little each year.
No. In leasing, the company uses the machine by paying installments, and at the end it can return it, renew it, or buy it at the residual value. In financing, the machine is yours from the start.
It depends on the rates and the prices. The annual cost-by-hours chart shows the point where renting costs more than buying.
It matters. Even without financing, the capital tied up has an opportunity cost, and it goes into the calculation.
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