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Equipment Total Cost of Ownership (TCO) Calculator

Interactive TCO calculator that captures purchase, energy, maintenance, spare parts, downtime and financing assumptions for one or two equipment options to support lifecycle cost-per-year and payback comparisons.

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Equipment Total Cost of Ownership (TCO) Calculator

Use this calculator to capture realistic lifecycle costs for equipment decisions. Enter the purchase and operating assumptions for an equipment option. You can optionally provide a second option to compare two alternatives side-by-side. The platform will store your inputs; enabling the platform calculation feature (see notes) will produce computed annualized and lifecycle costs, payback, and a side-by-side comparison.

This tool helps you avoid buying the cheapest unit today that costs more over its useful life by making energy, maintenance, spare parts and downtime visible.

Select Yes to fill Option B fields below for a side-by-side comparison. You can also submit separate entries and compare offline.
Name for this equipment (e.g., 'Convection Oven - A').
Total upfront cost including delivery, installation, and commissioning.
Typical useful life for this equipment in years.
Expected resale or salvage value at end of life (0 if none).
If equipment uses gas, convert to kWh equivalent or include gas cost in energy price below.
Blended price for electricity or converted fuel cost per kWh.
Planned service contracts or routine maintenance per year.
Expected average spend on replacement parts per year.
Total expected hours equipment is out of service per year.
Estimated lost sales, premium labour, and guest-impact cost per hour of downtime.
Use 0 for cash purchases. If financed, interest increases annual cost.
Name for second equipment option to compare (leave blank if not comparing).
Total upfront cost for Option B.
Typical useful life for Option B.
Expected resale or salvage value at end of life (0 if none).
Annual energy use for Option B.
Energy price to apply to Option B consumption.
Planned service or contract cost per year for Option B.
Expected average spend on replacement parts per year for Option B.
Expected hours of outage per year for Option B.
Downtime cost per hour for Option B (lost sales + other impacts).
Financing rate for Option B (0 if cash).
Record key assumptions used (usage hours, typical menu mix, peak duty cycle, vendor warranty terms).
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