How much does printing really cost?

The cost of printing is a direct outcome of printing volumes, it is estimated that an average office employee prints between 10,000-20,000 pages per year. Multiplying that number of pages by the cost of consumables per page will generate the basic tangible cost of printing.

The cost of consumables per page can be calculated by adding the cost of a toner/ink cartridge divided by the real pages yield, plus the cost of a drum divided by the real pages yield and the cost of a maintenance kit divided by average yield per kit. Please note: the average actual coverage of a printed page is around 10%, which means that a cartridge that is supposed to yield 6000 pages at 5% coverage, in a real office environment will yield only slightly over 3000 pages. the same applies for drums.   (See calculation example)    (See page coverage examples)

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