Compare equipment costs with paid usage and the extra income it can generate. Start with rental contracts, asset records and maintenance logs. Each example below uses hypothetical values you can replace.
Which calculator should you use?
| Tool | What it answers | What to check |
|---|---|---|
| Rental Day Price Floor | Recover asset ownership costs across realistic paid rental days. | Use paid days rather than calendar days. Enter financing, maintenance and depreciation consistently. |
| Occupied Capacity Revenue | Model revenue from paid occupancy rather than maximum capacity. | Exclude complimentary and unpaid use from paid occupancy. Revenue is before facility and service costs. |
These tools answer different questions and may use different units. Choose the tool that measures what you need; a larger result does not necessarily mean a better outcome.
Rental Day Price Floor
Recover asset ownership costs across realistic paid rental days.
Day price = (annual costs / paid days + daily variable cost) / (1 − margin)
Show example inputs and result
| Annual ownership and fixed costs | 12,000 |
|---|---|
| Expected paid rental days | 120 |
| Operating cost per rental day | 25 |
| Required margin | 25 % |
Result: 166.6667 per rental day.
Use paid days rather than calendar days. Enter financing, maintenance and depreciation consistently.
Open rental day price floorOccupied Capacity Revenue
Model revenue from paid occupancy rather than maximum capacity.
Revenue = units × days × paid occupancy × collected rate
Show example inputs and result
| Available units | 20 |
|---|---|
| Operating days | 30 |
| Paid occupancy | 70 % |
| Collected rate per occupied unit-day | 35 |
Result: 14,700 .
Exclude complimentary and unpaid use from paid occupancy. Revenue is before facility and service costs.
Open occupied capacity revenueUse the results in your plan
For a storage operator business, review facility overhead, vacancy, and service costs across the complete workflow. Use one consistent period and delivery unit: a unit rental. Compare the assumptions with recorded outcomes after delivery, then update the estimate.
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