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Equipment Appraisal Calculator

Estimate equipment value across FMV, orderly liquidation, forced liquidation, and replacement value using age, condition, and usage factors.

Inputs

$
years
years
hrs
hrs

Results

Fair Market Value

$26,667.00

≈ 13 gaming PCs

Orderly Liquidation$18,667.00
Forced Liquidation$13,333.00
Replacement Value$33,333.00
Insurance Value$36,667.00
Effective Depreciation33%
Remaining Life10years
Remaining Life %67%
How to Use This Calculator
  1. Enter Original Cost and Equipment Age in years.
  2. Set Useful Life in years and Condition (1=poor to 5=excellent).
  3. Enter Hours Used and Expected Total Hours for usage-based depreciation.
  4. Set Market Demand (1=low, 2=normal, 3=high) for the equipment type.
  5. Review Fair Market Value — what a willing buyer would pay a willing seller.
  6. Compare Orderly Liquidation and Forced Liquidation values when considering sale timing.

How the result changes with Original Cost

Original CostFair Market Value
10,000,000$5,333,333.00
35,000,000$18,666,667.00
65,000,000$34,666,667.00
90,000,000$48,000,000.00

What each input means

Original Cost
Original purchase price.
Equipment Age
Years since purchase/manufacture.
Expected Useful Life
Total expected service life.
Condition
1=poor, 2=fair, 3=average, 4=good, 5=excellent.
Market Demand
1=low, 2=normal, 3=high demand.
Hours Used
Total operating hours.
Expected Total Hours
Total expected operating hours over life.

How this is calculated

Worked example, using the default values

  1. Identify Input Parameters
    4 parameters
    Original Cost = 50000, Equipment Age = 5, Expected Useful Life = 15, Condition = 3 = 7 input(s) provided
  2. Calculate Fair Market Value
    Fair Market Value = max(originalCost * 0.05, depreciatedValue * condMult * demandMult)
    26667 = $26,667
  3. Calculate Orderly Liquidation
    Orderly Liquidation = fmv * 0.70
    18667 = $18,667
  4. Calculate Forced Liquidation
    Forced Liquidation = fmv * 0.50
    13333 = $13,333

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