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Verify the ownership-cost period and realistic chargeable utilisation before quoting the job.
Educational only: Business decision support, not accounting, tax or legal advice.
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Scope: Market-neutral small-business planning using your own assumptions.
What this planner helps you decide
Best for
Project businesses allocating equipment ownership and operating cost to chargeable use.
Outputs
Period ownership cost, productive use, allocated cost per hour and job equipment cost.
Start here
Use one ownership-cost period and a realistic productive-use estimate before entering job usage.
Use a different tool when: Do not use this to compare quoted and actual job economics and identify overruns; use Job Costing & Margin Planner for that decision. Use this tool to allocate ownership, maintenance and utilisation cost to jobs.
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Equipment Cost Allocation: period ownership cost
Period ownership cost, productive use, allocated cost per hour and job equipment cost.
Amounts use the same currency as your inputs. No currency conversion is performed.
Equipment Cost Allocation
Allocate equipment ownership and maintenance cost across productive hours, then assign the resulting cost and consumables to one project.
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Enter depreciation, lease or other ownership cost for the selected period. Use one consistent ex-tax basis.
Enter maintenance and service cost for the same period. Use one consistent ex-tax basis.
Enter realistic productive equipment hours for the selected period.
Enter the equipment hours consumed by this project.
Enter equipment consumables used specifically by this project. Use one consistent ex-tax basis.
Decision result
Use the cost and recovery rows to identify the component changing the exact reconciliation.
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- Equipment cost per productive hour
- 15.00
- Allocated project equipment cost
- 250.00
Scenario comparison
Each row names the assumption axis changed from the baseline.
ScenarioResultDifference
Entered scenario250.00Baseline
Lower Project equipment hours235.00-15.00
Higher Project equipment hours265.0015.00
Save these results, change an input, then compare the updated figures with this baseline.
The baseline is temporary in this tab and is not added to shared scenario links or generated reports.
Calculation details
View calculation detailsView the formulas and inputs used for these results.
Equipment cost per productive hour
Equipment cost per productive hour
(ownership cost + maintenance cost) ÷ productive equipment hours15.00Result15.00
Uses only the entered market-neutral commercial records and assumptions. Raw engine precision is retained until display.
Equipment Cost Allocation Planner formulas →Inputs used by these formula steps
- Equipment cost per productive hourOwnership Cost Per Period Ex Tax
- 12,000
- Equipment cost per productive hourMaintenance Cost Per Period Ex Tax
- 3,000
- Equipment cost per productive hourProductive Hours Per Period
- 1,000
- Equipment cost per productive hourProject Use Hours
- 10
- Equipment cost per productive hourProject Consumables Ex Tax
- 100
Allocated project equipment cost
Allocated project equipment cost
equipment cost per hour × project use hours + project consumables250.00Result250.00
Uses only the entered market-neutral commercial records and assumptions. Raw engine precision is retained until display.
Equipment Cost Allocation Planner formulas →Inputs used by these formula steps
- Allocated project equipment costOwnership Cost Per Period Ex Tax
- 12,000
- Allocated project equipment costMaintenance Cost Per Period Ex Tax
- 3,000
- Allocated project equipment costProductive Hours Per Period
- 1,000
- Allocated project equipment costProject Use Hours
- 10
- Allocated project equipment costProject Consumables Ex Tax
- 100
Inputs used
- Equipment ownership cost
- 12,000
- Equipment maintenance cost
- 3,000
- Productive equipment hours
- 1,000
- Project equipment hours
- 10
- Project consumables
- 100
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| Parameter | Meaning | Unit | Allowed values | Presence | Default |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| maintenanceCostPerPeriodExTax | Enter maintenance and service cost for the same period. Use one consistent ex-tax basis. | currency units/period, ex tax | 0 to 10000000 | Required | 3000 |
| ownershipCostPerPeriodExTax | Enter depreciation, lease or other ownership cost for the selected period. Use one consistent ex-tax basis. | currency units/period, ex tax | 0 to 10000000 | Required | 12000 |
| productiveHoursPerPeriod | Enter realistic productive equipment hours for the selected period. | hours/period | 0.01 to 100000000 | Required | 1000 |
| projectConsumablesExTax | Enter equipment consumables used specifically by this project. Use one consistent ex-tax basis. | currency units/project, ex tax | 0 to 10000000 | Required | 100 |
| projectUseHours | Enter the equipment hours consumed by this project. | hours/project | 0 to 100000000 | Required | 10 |
Equipment Cost Allocation: period ownership cost
Allocate equipment cost using productive use, not total calendar availability.
Formula summary
- Primary formula
- equipment cost per hour × project use hours + project consumables.
Data used here
- The estimate uses your inputs and the general business formula documented in the methodology.
Decision checks
Stress-test the decision
Retest lower utilisation, higher maintenance and longer job usage.
When this estimate can be misleading
- Use one consistent ex-tax commercial basis.
- Hours, utilisation, costs, rates and recovery targets are user inputs rather than defaults.
- This is educational business decision support, not accounting, tax, legal or financial advice.
- Allocate equipment cost using productive use, not total calendar availability.
Educational estimate, not advice. See all assumptions & limitations →
Related reading
Guides to interpret the decision and its assumptions.
- Job Costing: Estimate, Track and Review Margin
Compare estimated and actual labour, materials, subcontractors and overhead, then choose the next pricing or delivery action.
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Frequently asked questions
How do I allocate ownership, maintenance and utilisation cost to jobs?
Verify the ownership-cost period and realistic chargeable utilisation before quoting the job.
Which planning assumptions should I stress-test?
Compare a plausible alternative scenario and verify the decision-critical assumption that changes the plan most.