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SYMESTIC MACHINE HOURLY RATE CALCULATOR

Machine Hourly Rate Calculator

Calculate the machine hourly rate (€/h) from depreciation, cost of capital, floor-space, maintenance and energy costs – and see instantly how higher utilization lowers your rate.

Guide FAQ
Rate display
Classic cost accounting reports the pure machine rate. Labor costs can be added separately as an option.
Machine fixed costs
Purchase value, useful life and machine-related annual costs – the basis for the hourly rate.
Purchase / replacement value
€
Basis for depreciation and imputed interest
Useful life
years
!
For straight-line imputed depreciation
Imputed interest rate
%
Average-value method, default 6 % p.a.
Floor space
m²
Optional – for proportional floor-space costs
Floor-space cost per m² / year
€
Optional – proportional rent, energy, cleaning
Maintenance / servicing per year
€
Optional – spare parts, service, maintenance contract
Other fixed costs per year
€
Optional – tooling, insurance, software
Running hours & energy
Running hours per year plus, optionally, the machine's energy costs.
Capture running hours
Machine running hours per year
h
Operating time minus maintenance and downtime
Shift hours per day
h
Productive hours per working day
Production days per year
qty
!
Working days of the machine per year
Planned downtime per year
h
Maintenance, setup, planned breaks
Machine running hours per year 0h
Connected load
kW
Optional – unlocks the energy costs
Electricity price
€/kWh
Optional – energy price per kWh
Labor & currency (optional)
Operating labor for the rate incl. labor, plus the display currency.
Labor rate per hour
€
Optional – incl. employer labor overhead
Operators per machine
qty
Share of operating staff, e.g. 0.5
Currency
!
HOURLY RATE €/h
Largest cost driver

Fixed costs / year
Total costs / year
Fixed costs / year
Depreciation, interest, floor space, maintenance, other
Energy / year
Scales with the running hours
Total / year
Fixed costs plus energy
Running hours / year
h
Productive hours – basis of the rate
Cost breakdown per hour
What your machine hourly rate is made up of – per year and per running hour.
Imputed depreciation
Imputed interest
Floor-space costs
Maintenance
Other fixed costs
Energy costs
Imputed depreciation and interest are not balance-sheet figures. The pure rate excludes labor; labor costs are reported separately.
Utilization lever
What-if scenario

Fixed costs stay the same – no matter how many hours the machine runs. More productive running hours spread the same fixed costs and lower the rate per hour.

Increase utilization / running hours by +25 %
Current rate
€/h
At +25 %
€/h
Savings per hour
−€/h
Recommendations
Share & export your result
Your inputs are stored in the link – no account, no backend.
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Please enter the purchase value, useful life and running hours per year to calculate the machine hourly rate.

A free tool by SYMESTIC – cloud-based Manufacturing Execution System.
HOW THE CALCULATOR WORKS

Quick guide: machine hourly rate in 3 steps

The calculator spreads all machine-related annual costs across your running hours. Here is how to proceed:

1

Capture fixed costs

Purchase value and useful life give the imputed depreciation; the interest rate gives the imputed interest. Add floor-space, maintenance and other fixed costs per year.

2

Running hours & energy

Enter the machine running hours per year – directly or derived from shift hours and production days. Connected load and electricity price add the energy costs.

3

Read the rate & use the lever

The machine hourly rate appears instantly, including the breakdown per hour. The utilization lever shows how the rate falls with more running hours.

The formulas at a glance
Imputed depreciation Value ÷ useful life Straight-line imputed depreciation of the purchase or replacement value.
Imputed interest (Value ÷ 2) × interest rate Average-value method – charges interest on the capital tied up on average.
Energy costs kW × running hours × price Variable costs that rise with the running hours.
Machine hourly rate Annual costs ÷ running hours Sum of all machine-related annual costs per productive running hour.
Utilization scenario (Fixed + energy′) ÷ hours′ The same fixed-cost block spread across more running hours – yielding a lower rate.
All cost types are determined per year and divided by the running hours per year. Sources: Lexware, Controllingportal, BWL-Lexikon (average-value method).
FREQUENTLY ASKED QUESTIONS

Machine hourly rate – frequently asked questions

Terms, formulas and practical tips around machine hourly rate costing.