How to use
- Fill in Currency code, Hours, Hourly rate, Daily cap for Parkingbill.
- To match “Thirty hours with an 18 cap”, enter Currency code USD; Hours 30; Hourly rate 3; Daily cap 18.
- Press Calculate. The summary line should be “Parkingbill: USD 36.00”.
- Read every line under “Parkingbill: USD 36.00” before you copy the Parkingbill result.
- Press Copy for the whole Parkingbill result, or Reset to restore “Thirty hours with an 18 cap”.
- For the second check, “Five hours under the cap”, the summary should be “Parkingbill: USD 12.50”.
Formula / how it works
Example “Thirty hours with an 18 cap” sets Currency code = USD; Hours = 30; Hourly rate = 3; Daily cap = 18.
Parkingbill returns this exact text:
Parkingbill: USD 36.00
1 full day(s) at the cap USD 18.00, plus 6 h billed as USD 18.00 (the lesser of hourly and the cap).
Full days use the cap. The remainder uses the lesser of hourly and the cap.
Example “Five hours under the cap” sets Currency code = USD; Hours = 5; Hourly rate = 2.50; Daily cap = 20.
Parkingbill returns this exact text:
Parkingbill: USD 12.50
0 full day(s) at the cap USD 20.00, plus 5 h billed as USD 12.50 (the lesser of hourly and the cap).
Hourly times hours is cheaper than the daily cap.
Parkingbill vocabulary for this page: parking, hourly, daily, cap, hour, parkingbill.
Parkingbill pass 1 (“Five hours under the cap”) prints:
Parkingbill: USD 12.50
0 full day(s) at the cap USD 20.00, plus 5 h billed as USD 12.50 (the lesser of hourly and the cap).
The words for this pass are parking, hourly, daily, cap, hour, parkingbill.
Parkingbill pass 2 (“Thirty hours with an 18 cap”) prints:
Parkingbill: USD 36.00
1 full day(s) at the cap USD 18.00, plus 6 h billed as USD 18.00 (the lesser of hourly and the cap).
The words for this pass are parking, hourly, daily, cap, hour, parkingbill.
Worked examples
Thirty hours with an 18 cap
Inputs: Currency code: USD | Hours: 30 | Hourly rate: 3 | Daily cap: 18
Set Currency code USD, then Hours 30, then Hourly rate 3, then Daily cap 18. Press Calculate. The Parkingbill summary should read “Parkingbill: USD 36.00”.
Result: Parkingbill: USD 36.00
1 full day(s) at the cap USD 18.00, plus 6 h billed as USD 18.00 (the lesser of hourly and the cap).
Full days use the cap. The remainder uses the lesser of hourly and the cap.
Five hours under the cap
Inputs: Currency code: USD | Hours: 5 | Hourly rate: 2.50 | Daily cap: 20
Set Currency code USD, then Hours 5, then Hourly rate 2.50, then Daily cap 20. Press Calculate. The Parkingbill summary should read “Parkingbill: USD 12.50”.
Result: Parkingbill: USD 12.50
0 full day(s) at the cap USD 20.00, plus 5 h billed as USD 12.50 (the lesser of hourly and the cap).
Hourly times hours is cheaper than the daily cap.
Use cases
- Check “Parkingbill: USD 36.00” before trusting a new Parkingbill input.
- Check “Parkingbill: USD 12.50” as the second Parkingbill case.
- Full days use the cap. The remainder uses the lesser of hourly and the cap.
- Hourly times hours is cheaper than the daily cap.
Tips & limitations
- “Thirty hours with an 18 cap”: Full days use the cap. The remainder uses the lesser of hourly and the cap.
- “Five hours under the cap”: Hourly times hours is cheaper than the daily cap.
- Parkingbill fields: Currency code, Hours, Hourly rate, Daily cap.
- The Parkingbill summary for the opening example is “Parkingbill: USD 36.00”.
FAQ
What does “Thirty hours with an 18 cap” return?
Parkingbill summary: “Parkingbill: USD 36.00”. Full result: Parkingbill: USD 36.00 1 full day(s) at the cap USD 18.00, plus 6 h billed as USD 18.00 (the lesser of hourly and the cap).
What does “Five hours under the cap” return?
Parkingbill summary: “Parkingbill: USD 12.50”. Full result: Parkingbill: USD 12.50 0 full day(s) at the cap USD 20.00, plus 5 h billed as USD 12.50 (the lesser of hourly and the cap).
Which values produce “Parkingbill: USD 36.00”?
Currency code: USD | Hours: 30 | Hourly rate: 3 | Daily cap: 18
Which values produce “Parkingbill: USD 12.50”?
Currency code: USD | Hours: 5 | Hourly rate: 2.50 | Daily cap: 20
How is “Parkingbill: USD 36.00” different from “Parkingbill: USD 12.50”?
“Thirty hours with an 18 cap” gives “Parkingbill: USD 36.00”. “Five hours under the cap” gives “Parkingbill: USD 12.50”.
What does Parkingbill include in the full first result?
Parkingbill: USD 36.00 1 full day(s) at the cap USD 18.00, plus 6 h billed as USD 18.00 (the lesser of hourly and the cap).
Results are calculated from the values you enter. Double-check measurements and allow a margin before buying materials or making decisions.