Originally Posted by
jamescollister
Don't think that will fly, unless you mean half the profit, which I'm not going to be told.
Yes, that is what I meant.
He won't tell you the actual number which is why I suggested that you calculate what the factory could produce if it was running flat out and charge him half of that as the rental/lease fee.
You know the selling price for processed rubber so set the bar high and negotiate from there. If your machinery is sitting idle it isn't making money for anybody and depreciating daily but that doesn't mean you should rent it out for a song.