Work out whether an automation pays back
automation_roiRead-onlyIdempotent
Payback period and three year net for automating a repetitive task. Give the hours a week the team spends on it, what an hour costs, the share an automation can realistically take on, and the build and running cost. The same sum as the free calculator at shurco.ai. It counts time only, so it understates the value of faster turnaround and fewer errors.
Input Schema
TableJSON Schema
| Name | Required | Description | Default |
|---|---|---|---|
| build_cost | Yes | One-off cost to build. | |
| hourly_cost | Yes | Cost of one hour of that work, salary plus employer costs. | |
| share_percent | Yes | Share of the work an automation can take on, 0 to 100. Real systems range from about 60 to 90. | |
| working_weeks | No | Working weeks a year. Default 46. | |
| hours_per_week | Yes | Hours a week the team spends on the task, everyone added together. | |
| monthly_running_cost | Yes | Running cost a month, including model usage, hosting, monitoring and upkeep. |