Find the cost of an item spread across how many times you use it.
Spreading a purchase over its lifetime of uses gives the real per-wear or per-use cost, which is what value really means. A pricier item used frequently can cost less per use than a cheap one used seldom, making cost-per-use the better measure.
Cost per Use
Cost per use = item cost / (uses per year x years owned)
Cost per use = item cost / (uses per year x years owned) Spreading a purchase over its lifetime of uses gives the real per-wear or per-use cost, which is what value really means.
A pricier item used frequently can cost less per use than a cheap one used seldom, making cost-per-use the better measure.
This calculator takes 3 inputs: Item cost, Uses per year, Years owned. The pre-filled defaults are a realistic starting point — replace them with figures from your own environment for a result you can act on.