IPCS^® Enterprise Savings Calculator

This calculator shows the huge savings that can be achieved by companies using IPCS^® Enterprise to shift more of their printing to lower cost options - duplex, toner save and 2-up. It also shows the enormous saving achievable by shifting colour printing to black & white (for those instances where colour is not strictly necessary).

To use the calculator, enter numbers in the fields below and click 'Calculate'. All fields are required (some may have a zero value)

Initially, a few indicative default values are given as a guide.

Number of users (FTE)
Percent currently printed in colour	%

	Total current yearly printing volumes
	Colour	B&W	Total pages
Total pages per year	6,000,000	24,000,000	30,000,000
Total pages per user per year	1,200	4,800	6,000
Total pages per user per month	100	400	500
Total pages per user per week	23	92	115

Current direct cost of printing
Main currency unit
Fraction currency unit		Current direct cost of printing		Currency:	$	cent
		Type	Toner	Paper	Total	Per page
Colour toner per page	cent	Colour	600,000	60,000	660,000	11.00
Black and white toner per page	cent	B&W	480,000	240,000	720,000	3.00
Cost of paper per sheet	cent	Total	1,080,000	300,000	1,380,000	4.60

Savings plan
Savings on colour print			Pages before	Pages after
% of colour pages shifted to B&W		%	6,000,000	3,000,000
Savings on B&W print
% of B&W pages with savings:	Duplex	%		5,400,000
% of B&W pages with savings:	TonerSave	%		2,700,000
% of B&W pages with savings:	2 up	%		0
% of B&W pages with savings:	Duplex & Toner Save	%		13,500,000
% of B&W pages with savings:	Duplex & 2 up	%		0
% of B&W pages with savings:	Toner Save & 2 up	%		0
% of B&W pages with savings:	Duplex Toner Save & 2 up	%		1,350,000
% of B&W pages with no savings at all:		15%	24,000,000	4,050,000
			30,000,000	30,000,000

New direct cost of printing		Currency:	$	$	$	cent
Type		Pages	Toner	Paper	Total	Per page
Black & white	Duplex	5,400,000	108,000	27,000	135,000	2.500
Black & white	TonerSave	2,700,000	27,000	27,000	54,000	2.000
Black & white	2 up	0	0	0	0	-
Black & white	Duplex & Toner Save	13,500,000	135,000	67,500	202,500	1.500
Black & white	Duplex & 2 up	0	0	0	0	-
Black & white	Toner Save & 2 up	0	0	0	0	-
Black & white	Duplex Toner Save & 2 up	1,350,000	6,750	3,375	10,125	0.750
Black & white	No savings at all	4,050,000	81,000	40,500	121,500	3.000
Total black & White		27,000,000	357,750	165,375	523,125	1.938
Colour total		3,000,000	300,000	30,000	330,000	11.00
Total		30,000,000	657,750	195,375	853,125	2.844

Total savings summary	Old cost	New cost	Savings	Savings in %
Colour Toner	600,000	300,000	300,000	50%
B&W toner	480,000	357,750	122,250	25%
Sheets	300,000	195,375	104,625	35%
Total cost	1,380,000	853,125	526,875	38%

IPCS® Enterprise Savings Calculator

IPCS^® Enterprise Savings Calculator