Fair rental rate

Depreciation + fuel + operator + service → min service price/ha

Parameters

Machine cost, UAH

Service life, eng.hrs

Output, ha/eng.hr

Fuel, l/ha

Fuel price, UAH/l

Operator, UAH/ha

Service+repairs, UAH/ha

Margin, %

Renting out or hiring — calculate cost per hectare: depreciation (price/life ÷ ha/hr) + fuel + operator + service. Market rate = cost + 15–30% margin. A too-low rate 'to keep it busy' eats machine life at a loss.

Rate

Depreciation/ha: 63 грн
Fuel/ha: 825 грн
Cost/ha: 1088 грн
Rental rate/ha: 1305 грн