Investment Cost Recovery for Wrapster
Assumptions (including taxes)
- All-in labor rate including taxes of $9 per hour
- Maximum volume of hand wrapping per person is 50 packages per hour
- No difference in waste of wrapping material between processes
- Quality of wrap is equal
- Wrapster costs $20,000 to buy.
- Energy costs are offset by material costs to hand seal.
- Payback is defined as the cost of the Wrapster divided by the difference in the handwrap vs. Wrapster hourly costs
|
Handwrap |
|
Wrapster |
|
Difference |
Payback |
at 300 per hr |
6 workers |
$54 |
1 worker |
$9 |
$45 |
444.44 hours |
at 400 per hr |
8 workers |
$72 |
1 worker |
$9 |
$63 |
317.5 hours |
|
