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Automation payback period calculator
Work out how many months an automation takes to pay back its setup cost, and its net value after one and three years
Result
Payback period
3.6 months
- Net benefit per month
- $2,200
- Net value after 12 months
- $18,400
- Net value after 36 months
- $71,200
How it is calculated
Net monthly benefit = monthly benefit − monthly running cost. Payback = setup cost / net monthly benefit. Net value after n months = n × net monthly benefit − setup cost.
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