Unused License Waste Calculator accuracy and testing

Formula source

• Unused seats = max(0, purchased seats - active seats). Monthly waste = unused seats * per-seat monthly price. Recoverable credit = monthly waste * months remaining * recovery credit percent.

Test cases

Known limitations

• This page documents the checked-in calculator logic and does not certify results for every real-world edge case.
• Use the result as a planning estimate unless the calculator page states a stricter purpose.

Assumptions

• All prices, thresholds, seat counts, and credits are entered by the user.
• The calculator does not pull live vendor pricing or interpret contract language.
• Inputs are processed locally in the browser and are not stored by Calwarden.

Unit handling

• Purchased Seats accepts numeric values.
• Assigned Seats accepts numeric values.
• Active Seats accepts numeric values.
• Per-Seat Monthly Price accepts values in $/seat.
• Months Remaining accepts values in mo.
• Recovery Credit accepts values in %.
• Monthly License Waste is displayed as currency.
• Annualized Waste is displayed as currency.
• Recoverable Credit is displayed as currency.

Rounding rules

• Number displays use up to 2 decimal places in the calculator UI.
• Currency outputs are displayed with standard US dollar formatting.
• Input precision follows configured step values where provided.

Version history

Change log