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Automation return

Released hours valued economically; cash savings only for avoidable cost share, less maintenance. Released time does not imply avoided payments.

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hours / month
hours / month
currency / hour
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months
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Variable to solve: Initial investment
Target result: Payback period

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Monthly cash savings€2,000.00
Monthly hours released
120 hours
Economic value of released time
€2,400.00
Payback period
5 months
Model operating result
€14,000.00
Attributable ROI
140 %
Balance · EUR / Period
14,000-10,000012
Breakdown by period
PeriodBalanceEUR
0-10,000
1-8,000
2-6,000
3-4,000
4-2,000
50
62,000
74,000
86,000
98,000
1010,000
1112,000
1214,000
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Model version 1.0.0

Method and assumptions

Released hours valued economically; cash savings only for avoidable cost share, less maintenance. Released time does not imply avoided payments.

Examples are illustrative. Profitability excludes recoverable indirect taxes; use consistent periods. Results depend on your inputs. No automatic legal rates are applied.

S = (H₀ − H₁) × C × e − M

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