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Equipment rental quote comparison

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Equipment rental quote comparison
Example data — replace the blue input cells with your own.
Compare equipment rental offers including charged days, daily rates, delivery, and collection fees.
Populated records3
Lowest total quote (USD)$975.00
60 record rows. Blue cells are inputs; dark cells calculate.
OfferCharged daysDaily rate (USD)Delivery (USD)Collection (USD)Rental cost (USD)Total quote (USD)Effective USD per day
Example A5$180.00$150.00$100.00$900.00$1,150.00$230.00
Example B7$140.00$100.00$100.00$980.00$1,180.00$168.57
Example C5$195.00$0.00$0.00$975.00$975.00$195.00

Showing the first 16 of 72 rows and 8 of 8 columns. Cells with formulas show the formula on hover.

What does this template do?

Compare equipment rental offers including charged days, daily rates, delivery, and collection fees.

Rental cost equals charged days times daily rate. Total quote adds delivery and collection charges; effective daily cost divides the total by positive charged days.

Enter the actual chargeable duration for each offer. Fuel, operator, insurance, tax, minimum hire periods, and damage waivers are excluded unless added to the rates or fees.

The working tab keeps editable inputs separate from formulas, with room for 60 records. The Notes tab explains the method and how to extend the range. All example records are fictional and can be replaced. Download a workbook format to retain formulas, or CSV when you need calculated values only.

What’s inside

  • Rental cost equals charged days times daily rate. Total quote adds delivery and collection charges; effective daily cost divides the total by positive charged days.
  • 60 prepared record rows with blank-row guards
  • Blue input cells, typed dates and numbers, and frozen column headers
  • Notes with the method, assumptions, and range-extension instructions

Which tabs does the workbook have?

TabWhat it holds
WorksheetCompare equipment rental offers including charged days, daily rates, delivery, and collection fees.
NotesHow to use the workbook, formula method, assumptions, and file format limits.

What formulas does this template use?

This template holds 182 formulas in 229 cells across 2 tabs, so 79% of its cells calculate. They use 6 distinct functions; the longest formula is 106 characters.

FunctionUsesWhat it does
IF421one result when a test is true, another when false
COUNT180counts numeric cells
SUM60adds numbers
COUNTIF2counts cells meeting one condition
COUNTA1counts non-empty cells
MIN1smallest value

Counted from the workbook itself. Only functions that Excel, LibreOffice Calc, Google Sheets and Apple Numbers evaluate the same way are used, so the formulas survive every download format.

How do you use it?

  1. Replace the fictional records in blue cells with your own data. Keep the dark formula cells.
  2. Use the units stated in the column headers and keep each record on one row.
  3. Read the calculated columns and inspect the results before using them. Clear unused input rows; keep their formulas.
  4. The prepared range holds 60 records in rows 11–70. Extend formulas and summary ranges together if you add more rows.

What is it good for?

  • Compare equipment rental offers including charged days, daily rates, delivery, and collection fees
  • Replacing the labeled fictional records with your own figures
  • Checking a calculation before adapting it to a larger workbook

Questions about this sheet

How is the result calculated?

Rental cost equals charged days times daily rate. Total quote adds delivery and collection charges; effective daily cost divides the total by positive charged days.

What assumptions should I check?

Enter the actual chargeable duration for each offer. Fuel, operator, insurance, tax, minimum hire periods, and damage waivers are excluded unless added to the rates or fees.

Can I add more than 60 records?

Yes. Copy the formula columns into new rows and extend every summary range to include them. Keep inputs and formulas in their original columns.

Are the example records real?

No. All example data is fictional and intended to demonstrate the formulas. Replace it before using the workbook for your own work.