| Item | Corrugated hopper | Corrugated flat bottom | Smooth walled | |||
| Low | high | low | high | Low | High | |
| Material ($/t) | 98 | 138 | 49 | 118 | 138 | 177 |
| Setup ($/t) | 39 | 79 | 79 | 118 | 39 | 79 |
| For a 50 t capacity ($) | 6875 | 10,804 | 6384 | 11,786 | 8839 | 12,768 |
| Annual cost (40 years) ($) | 172 | 270 | 160 | 295 | 221 | 319 |
| No weekly turnover in a year | 52 | 52 | 52 | 52 | 52 | 52 |
| Storage cost per week ($/week) | 3.31 | 5.19 | 3.07 | 5.67 | 4.25 | 6.14 |
| Storage cost per t ($/t, for 50 t) | 0.07 | 0.10 | 0.06 | 0.11 | 0.08 | 0.12 |