Printing Cost Calculation Spreadsheet

[maywith]

Hi,

 

I have prepared a spreadsheet for calculating the printing cost of my EPSON

R2400. Feel free to download it at: www.maywith.com/gallery/pcc.xls

 

Regards,

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[frans_waterlander]

I used a simpler method: for 6 months I kept track of the cost of cartridges bought and how many square inches I've printed. The result: the average cost of ink per square inch printed.

[patricklavoie]

I also use a pretty simple method;

 

i bought a box of 50 11x14 epson enhanced matte paper, a set of ink, and print around 40 full color 11x14 with that set, print at 1440 high speed.

 

by calculating the total cost divided by 40 i arrive to a number ($) per print, cut this number by 2 for 8x10...

 

Not scientific, but it work : )

 

thanks for your chart do, im sure it will help many. The only thing is i think since youre in Euro, your number are a bit too high vs the american price (if you do the currency conversion), i will have to check.

[greg lockrey]

I use an even more simple method. I print for 3 months look at my total cost subtract it from

the gross receipts divide it by the number of hours worked, ask myself if I made enough,

adjust my price accordingly. ;)

[KenPapai]

I've kept track of every single ink cart I've swapped out of my R2400 since I bougfht it two years ago. I have not kept track of every single print I've made (I used 6 paper types) as well as the attending costs of the ink and paper. You have to be exceedingly anal to track it all.

[patricklavoie]

Ken, wont you find keeping track of all your ink cart could also be consider *anal*? ; )

 

i dont keep track of anything..i just sale print and know that i cover my cost every 4 print sold. (print sold to photographer like a pro lab, not as a original from me of my shot..it would only take a small one then ; )

[maywith]

Patrick: What would your cost be in $ after your - logical & practical - approach? I also find very interesting the fact that you are selling to labs, taking care of their special B&W photos, I suppose? For the EURO conversion, I would consider 1EUR=1.6$ approximately...

[patricklavoie]

Petros, if you read my earlier response, you would have notice how i could determine my cost;

 

total cost of ink, total cost of paper / by how many print of the same size i could get from this package (let say 40 11x14 full color) = whats the cost of a single print more or less. Let say around 2$CAN a 8x10 on luster paper, 4$CAN for a 11x14 luster paper. That does not include the price of the printer iteslf, electricity, and maintenance.

 

Maybe i didtn explain myself well in the answer before; i dont print for lab, im like a lab for photographer, printing there BW or color image for all there need.

 

As i say, my method is by far unscientific and precise, but it take me around 3hrs to develop (the time to print 40 11x14 for a client), and im pleased with it. Yours seem way more precise and will be certainly helpfull for many user that need that kind of information for sure. good work.