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YOUR SCENARIO
Simple payback excludes financing, tax, discounting and any benefits or costs outside these inputs. This does not establish food safety, shelf life or product suitability.
How the calculation works
Annual value recovered = weekly units × production weeks × recoverable unit value × current waste rate × assumed waste reduction.
Additional annual costs = weekly units × production weeks × added processing cost per produced unit + additional annual fixed costs.
Net benefit = value recovered − additional costs. Simple payback = upfront investment ÷ positive annual net benefit.
Recoverable unit value should reflect the economic benefit you can actually realise. Retail selling price may overstate it. Add labour, transport, packaging, maintenance and testing costs where relevant, without double counting.
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