Enter the average price per item sold ($/item), the average number of items sold per month, and the vending machine rental cost ($/month) into the calculator to determine the Vending Machine Profit. 

Vending Machine Profit Formula

The following formula is used to calculate the Vending Machine Profit. 

Pv = AP * Q – RC

  • Where Pv is the Vending Machine Profit ($/month)
  • AP is the average price per item sold ($/item) 
  • Q is the average number of items sold per month 
  • RC is the vending machine rental cost ($/month) 

How to Calculate Vending Machine Profit?

The following example problems outline how to calculate Vending Machine Profit.

Example Problem #1

  1. First, determine the average price per item sold ($/item). In this example, the average price per item sold ($/item) is given as 2.5 .
  2. Next, determine the average number of items sold per month. For this problem, the average number of items sold per month is given as  300.
  3. Next, determine the vending machine rental cost ($/month). In this case, the vending machine rental cost ($/month) is found to be 200.
  4. Finally, calculate the Vending Machine Profit using the formula above: 

Pv = AP * Q – RC

Inserting the values from above yields: 

Pv = 2.5 * 300 – 200 = 550.00 ($/month)

Example Problem #2

The variables needed for this problem are provided below:

average price per item sold ($/item) = 1.5

average number of items sold per month = 400

vending machine rental cost ($/month) = 300

Entering these values and solving gives:

Pv = 1.5 * 400 – 300 = 300 ($/month)