Vending, Kiosk & Self-Service Equipment worked example

Refrigeration Option Cost at 69% refrigeration option take rate: a worked example

Push refrigeration option take rate up to 69% and the picture changes. This example computes every intermediate figure at that operating point. A self-service equipment estimator prices the refrigeration option across a fleet order to quote chilled and ambient configurations separately.

The inputs for this scenario

  • Refrigerated machines in program: 400 machines (unchanged)
  • Refrigeration kit cost per machine: 1,850 $/machine (unchanged)
  • Refrigeration option take rate: 69 % (raised for this scenario; the documented default is 60)
  • Tooling and certification cost: 15,000 $ (unchanged)

Working through the calculation

  • Applying the documented formula (Refrigeration Cost = Refrigerated Units x Refrigeration Kit Cost x Option Take Rate% + Tooling & Cert) to the inputs above produces each figure below.
  • At this operating point the engine returns 525,600 $ for total refrigeration option cost, the number this scenario is built around.
  • At this operating point the engine returns 1,314 $ / piece for refrigeration option cost per unit.
  • At this operating point the engine returns 510,600 $ for variable refrigeration option cost.
  • At this operating point the engine returns 15,000 $ for fixed refrigeration option cost adder.

How this compares with the baseline

  • Against the tool's baseline example, where refrigeration option take rate sits at 60% and the headline result is 459,000 $, this scenario comes in 14.51% above the baseline at 525,600 $.
  • It computes total refrigeration cost as machines × kit cost × take-rate plus fixed tooling and certification, then divides by machine count for a blended per-unit adder. The value of this scenario is the size of the gap it exposes: that gap, priced out over a year, is the budget you can justify spending to close it.

Results at a glance

  • Total refrigeration option cost: 525,600 $ (headline result)
  • Refrigeration option cost per unit: 1,314 $ / piece
  • Variable refrigeration option cost: 510,600 $
  • Fixed refrigeration option cost adder: 15,000 $

Run it with your numbers

  • Every input above is editable in the live Refrigeration Option Cost calculator, which recalculates instantly and can be shared with the inputs intact.

Last reviewed 2026-05-12.