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    Operating Cost-Per-Hour Calculator

    Estimate the true cost of running a piece of yellow plant in South Africa. Combines fuel, scheduled maintenance and depreciation into a defensible R/hour number you can use for quoting jobs.

    Your machine

    R
    1500 h/yr
    18 L/h
    R 22.50/L
    10%

    Cost per hour

    Total operating cost

    R585 00 / hr

    R877 500 00 per year @ 1500 h/yr

    Fuel
    R405 00 / hr
    Maintenance
    R80 00 / hr
    Depreciation
    R100 00 / hr
    Indicative only. Excludes operator wages, finance interest, insurance and overheads.

    Fuel-first

    Diesel is usually the single biggest variable cost.

    Maintenance realism

    8-12% of price/year is a defensible budget.

    Utilisation matters

    More hours/year spreads depreciation thinner.

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