Over in the education department we vary but usually charge a flat rate of 50 cents to $1 for B&W depending how much money we want off the users and colour can vary from $1 up to $3, depends how the colour printing is completed. EG: Inkjet, Photocopier, Laser Colour etc etc
Thanks, David Moyle ---------- Bertram, Western Australia E-Mail: [EMAIL PROTECTED] "Leviathan - The Blue Beast" -----Original Message----- From: WAMUG Mailing List [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] On Behalf Of Robert Howells Sent: Sunday, 26 August 2007 2:16 PM To: WAMUG Mailing List Subject: Re: Cost of printing On 26/08/2007, at 2:09 PM, Ronda Brown wrote: > > On 26/08/2007, at 12:45 PM, Peter Martinson wrote: > >> Hi everyone, >> Does anyone have any tips on calculating how myuch a page cost to >> print or photocopy? >> >> ie Is there any software or scanner application that can tell you >> how much of each colour is on the page? >> >> Is it possible to calculate using software like Graphic Converter? >> >> I do have a very general publication from canon that gives a rough >> idea but I'm looking for something more soecific. >> >> Thanks in anticipation >> >> pmarty > > Hi Peter, > > One Way to calculate the printing cost per page is by dividing the > ink cartridge price by the yield, (Yield is the number of pages > that can be printed with one particular inkjet cartridge or toner). > For example, if the price of an inkjet cartridge is $33.99 and its > yield is 800 pages, then its cost per page will be $33.99/800= > $0.042 (4.2 cents per page). > Or perhaps Print Audit 5 might be worth having a look at: > > <http://printaudit.com/pover.asp? > nav=navuniv&SectionContent=printaudit5#analysis> > > Cheers, > > Ronni and adding to Ronni's info , if you are using the " Stated Yield " of any cartridge , remember that the figure is usually calculated on the basis of only 5 % coverage of the page . IF your ink covers the whole page , you will get less pages from the cartridge ! It's a bit of a guessing game when it comes to practical use. Have fun Bob -- The WA Macintosh User Group Mailing List -- Archives - <http://www.wamug.org.au/mailinglist/archives.shtml> Guidelines - <http://www.wamug.org.au/mailinglist/guidelines.shtml> Unsubscribe - <mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]> -- The WA Macintosh User Group Mailing List -- Archives - <http://www.wamug.org.au/mailinglist/archives.shtml> Guidelines - <http://www.wamug.org.au/mailinglist/guidelines.shtml> Unsubscribe - <mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
