Designation:F2687−13AnAmericanNationalStandardStandardPracticeforLifeCycleCostAnalysisofCommercialFoodServiceEquipment1ThisstandardisissuedunderthefixeddesignationF2687;thenumberimmediatelyfollowingthedesignationindicatestheyearoforiginaladoptionor,inthecaseofrevision,theyearoflastrevision.Anumberinparenthesesindicatestheyearoflastreapproval.Asuperscriptepsilon(´)indicatesaneditorialchangesincethelastrevisionorreapproval.1.Scope1.1Thisstandardpracticeforlifecyclecostanalysisofcommercialfoodserviceequipmentisdesignedforproducersandend-userstoutilizewhenforecastingand(or)evaluatingthelifecyclecostsofequipmentbyaccountingfortangibledifferencesinoperatingandmaintenancecostsofcommercialfoodserviceequipment.Resultsoftheanalysisdetailedinthisstandardpracticeareintendedforbudgetarypurposes.1.1.1Theresultsmayalsobeusedtocompareprojectedlifecyclecostofdifferentmodelsfromasinglemanufacturer,ormodelsmanufacturedbymultiplesuppliers,ortoestablishwhenitiscosteffectivetoreplaceaspecificequipmentversusincurringcontinuedmaintenanceexpenses.1.2Majorcategoriesincludedinthisanalysisincludetotalpurchaseprice,serviceandrepaircosts,preventativemainte-nancecosts,utilityoperatingcostsanddisposalcosts.Theresultsmaybequantifiedasayearlyrunningtotalandanetpresentvalue.1.3Inputsforthislife-cycleanalysiswillneedtocomefromavarietyofsources,includingmanufacturers,serviceagents,utilitycompanies,andendusers.Notallinputvariablesneedbeconsideredforeffectiveanalysis.Toavoidskewingtheresults,sectionswherereliableestimatesarenotavailableshouldbeleftoutoftheanalysis.1.4Thevaluesstatedininch-poundunitsaretoberegardedasstandard.ThevaluesgiveninparenthesesaremathematicalconversionstoSIunitsthatareprovidedforinformationonlyandarenotconsideredstandard.2.ReferencedDocuments2.1ASTMStandards:2F1275TestMethodforPerformanceofGriddlesF1361TestMethodforPerformanceofOpenDeepFatFryersF1484TestMethodsforPerformanceofSteamCookersF1496TestMethodforPerformanceofConvectionOvensF1521TestMethodsforPerformanceofRangeTopsF1...
