Cost Tab

The Cost tab allows you to specify the cost of running the equipment.  It also allows you to track the estimated equipment value, pertinent dates, usable hours, and other information as needed.  Several fields contain values calculated by the system.  These fields are described in the table below:

Field Name

Automatic System Calculations

Depreciation Date

This is the date expected for the item to be fully depreciated.  The user can modify this value, but the default calculation is:

Purchase Date + Service Life = Depreciation Date

Service Life

If the user enters a Depreciation Date and Purchase Date but not a Service Life value, the system will calculate the Service Life in the following manner:

Depreciation Date - Purchase Date = Service Life

Note: You will receive an error message if the Depreciation Date is not greater than the Purchase Date.

 

Field Name

Optional System Calculations (using Toolkit)

 

To access this feature, select the Toolkit option on the main menu bar.  You will see the following window:

Equip Toolkit

Select Execute, and the system will run the calculations for Depreciation Amount, Book Value, and Hourly Rate.  After the Toolkit has ended its run, refresh the record to view the final calculations.  These calculations are described below.

Depreciation Amount

This is a straight-line depreciation amount that the system calculates in the following manner:

  • Determine TMD:  Service Life*12 = Number of Months for Depreciation
  • Determine Date of Last Full Month (LFM):  e.g. if System Date = 4/7/2005 then LFM = March 31, 2005; if System Date = March 31, 2005 then LFM = February 28, 2005.
  • Determine First Month of Depreciation (FMD) and set to the first day of that month:  e.g. April 14, 2001 would be set FMD to 4/1/2001 and April 16, 2001 would be set to 5/1/2001.
  • Determine months between LFM and FMD = MD
  • Final Calculation: (MD(Purchase Amount - Salvage))/TMD = Depreciation Amount

Book Value

Reflects the remaining value using the following calculation:

Purchase Amount - Depreciation Amount = Book Value

Hourly Rate

Takes into consideration all equipment with an operating status less than 950.  This calculation totals all costs spent on an equipment item.  That number is then divided by the total average hours to reach the Hourly Rate value.

Total costs/Total Average Hours = Hourly Rate

Additionally, there are two grids containing information on cost and insurance.  These grids are described below.

In This Section

Associated Costs Grid

Insurance Costs Grid

See Also

Equipment Inventory

Equipment Inventory Header Data

General Tab

WO/PM Tab

Tracking Tab

Readings Tab

Items Tab

Components Tab

Inspections Tab

Plates Tab

Specs Tab

Purchase Tab

Eval Tab

Warn/Start Tab

Reset Tab

Custom and Comments

Toolkit