Sports Equipment Cost Per Use Calculator

Work out sports equipment cost per use instantly with clear inputs, formula shown and shareable results.

About Sports Equipment Cost Per Use Calculator

Net cost deducts the expected resale value from the purchase price, then divides by uses per season times the number of seasons. Sports equipment holds resale value unusually well, which is why netting it off changes the per-use figure substantially compared with hire.

Formula

Cost per use

cost per use = (price - resale value) / (uses per season x seasons)

Worked example

With the default values below, Sports Equipment Cost Per Use Calculator returns Net cost per use of $3.500. Change any input above and every figure here is recalculated in your browser.

Inputs used

Purchase priceminimum 0.01: 450
Uses per seasonminimum 0.1: 25
Seasons you expect to use itminimum 0.1: 4
Expected resale valueminimum 0: 100

Results

Net cost per use: $3.500
Total uses over its life: 100
Net cost after resale: $350.00
Net cost per season: $87.50

Step by step

1Values used
2Cost per use
3Net cost per use= 3.500
4Total uses over its life= 100
5Net cost after resale= 350.00
6Net cost per season= 87.50

Assumptions and limits

The result is derived only from the 4 inputs listed above. Anything not among them is not part of the calculation.
In particular, this calculator does not take inflation, tax, fees or charges or compounding frequency into account.
Figures are rounded for display to 3 decimal places, so totals built from several rounded parts can differ slightly from the unrounded arithmetic.

How these calculators are built and tested is described on the Methodology page. If a figure looks wrong, please report it.

Frequently Asked Questions

How is the Sports Equipment Cost Per Use figure worked out?

cost per use = (price - resale value) / (uses per season x seasons). Net cost deducts the expected resale value from the purchase price, then divides by uses per season times the number of seasons.

Why does this matter?

Sports equipment holds resale value unusually well, which is why netting it off changes the per-use figure substantially compared with hire.

What do I need to enter?

Enter purchase price, uses per season, seasons you expect to use it, expected resale value. The defaults shown are a realistic worked example — swap in your own figures to get a result you can use.