Description
Return unreturned = sold-returned, retainedDeposits = unreturned*depositPerContainer, handlingCost = returned*handlingCostPerReturn and netBalance = retainedDeposits-handlingCost.
Environmental payment and credit arithmetic depends on eligibility, allocation, withholding and sign conventions. A supplied verification flag or accounting label does not establish that a payment, permit or credit is legally valid or actually available.
Return unreturned = sold-returned, retainedDeposits = unreturned*depositPerContainer, handlingCost = returned*handlingCostPerReturn and netBalance = retainedDeposits-handlingCost.
When to use this tool
Use Deposit Refund Unreturned Container Value when checking a specified allocation, charge or payment balance.
How to use the tool and how it works
- Enter sold, returned, depositPerContainer, handlingCostPerReturn. Use the units and conventions below.
- Run the tool. Correct any format, range, or cross-field input error before interpreting the output.
- Read unreturned, retainedDeposits, handlingCost, netBalance. Use the output convention below.
Require nonnegative whole sold and returned <= sold and nonnegative depositPerContainer and handlingCostPerReturn. Return unreturned = sold-returned, retainedDeposits = unreturned*depositPerContainer, handlingCost = returned*handlingCostPerReturn and netBalance = retainedDeposits-handlingCost.1
| Input field | Meaning and units | Accepted input |
|---|---|---|
| sold | Sold | Required. Safe integer; minimum 0. |
| returned | Returned | Required. Safe integer; minimum 0. |
| depositPerContainer | Deposit Per Container | Required. Finite number; minimum 0. |
| handlingCostPerReturn | Handling Cost Per Return | Required. Finite number; minimum 0. |
| Output field | Interpretation | Returned shape |
|---|---|---|
| unreturned | Unreturned | Required. Safe integer. |
| retainedDeposits | Retained Deposits | Required. Finite number. |
| handlingCost | Handling Cost | Required. Finite number. |
| netBalance | Net Balance | Required. Finite number. |
{
"input": {
"sold": 1000,
"returned": 800,
"depositPerContainer": 0.1,
"handlingCostPerReturn": 0.02
},
"output": {
"unreturned": 200,
"retainedDeposits": 20,
"handlingCost": 16,
"netBalance": 4
}
}Limitations and assumptions
- Use one currency unit. This local balance omits other program revenues, obligations, operating expenses and timing; retaining deposits in the formula does not establish ownership of unclaimed funds or program profitability.
- Inputs must satisfy both the field types and the cross-field conditions above. Invalid input causes an error; a successful false flag or documented placeholder is a different result.
- Numeric calculations use binary floating point unless exact decimal-integer arithmetic is explicitly stated. No hidden measurement tolerance or decimal rounding is added; nonfinite or out-of-contract results are rejected. Numeric signed-zero results are exported as zero.
Alternative or Complementary methods
Review the applicable agreement or program rules and reconcile the full ledger before treating a calculated amount as payable or saleable.
References
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