| Sprinter Vs. Bus Cost Comparison | |||||||||||||||
| Numbers in blue are key metrics you should adjust to suit | |||||||||||||||
| Bus | Sprinter | ||||||||||||||
| BASIC COSTS | totals | totals | |||||||||||||
| # of days | 42 | 42 | |||||||||||||
| Rent | 400 | 160 | |||||||||||||
| Total Rent | 16,800.00 | 6,720.00 | |||||||||||||
| Sales Tax % | 8.50 | 8.50 | |||||||||||||
| Total Sales Tax | 1,428.00 | 571.20 | |||||||||||||
| Driver Salary | 185 | 0 | <The band or tour manager can drive the Sprinter, or you can put a salary in here for a driver | ||||||||||||
| Total Driver | 7,770.00 | 0.00 | |||||||||||||
| Avg cost of hotel room | 75 | 75 | |||||||||||||
| Driver hotel | 75 | 0 | |||||||||||||
| Production room | 75 | 0 | |||||||||||||
| # of hotel rooms for band | 0 | 3 | < 6 people, 2 people to a room - You might not need this many rooms | ||||||||||||
| Total Hotel | 6,300.00 | 9,450.00 | |||||||||||||
| Generator Fee | 5 | N/A | < based on generator fee of .50 hour with an average of 10 hours a day used | ||||||||||||
| Total Generator | 210.00 | N/A | |||||||||||||
| Delivery / Deadhead | 0.00 | 0.00 | |||||||||||||
| ADDITIONAL COSTS | |||||||||||||||
| Weekly Interior Cleaning | 300.00 | N/A | <based on cleaning fee of $50/week | ||||||||||||
| Exterior Wash | 300.00 | N/A | <once a week $50 | ||||||||||||
| End of Tour cleaning fee | 350.00 | N/A | <standard cleaning fee | ||||||||||||
| linens | 360.00 | N/A | <once a week $60 | ||||||||||||
| FUEL & ENGINE | |||||||||||||||
| Cost per gallon of Diesel | 3.00 | 3.00 | <Current Natl avg is 2.893 | ||||||||||||
| Avg. MPG | 10 | 25 | |||||||||||||
| Number of Miles | 10500 | 10500 | |||||||||||||
| Allowed Miles | N/A | 10500 | |||||||||||||
| Mileage Surcharge | 0 | ||||||||||||||
| Total Cost Of Fuel | 3,150.00 | 1,260.00 | |||||||||||||
| Engine Service Fee per mile | 0.05 | 0 | |||||||||||||
| Total Engine Fee | 525.00 | 0.00 | |||||||||||||
| TOTAL COST | 37,493.00 | 18,001.20 | |||||||||||||
| All tour bus prices are as quoted from http://www.starcoachesinc.com/pricing.htm | |||||||||||||||
| SPRINTER SAVINGS | $19,491.80 | ||||||||||||||