When printing, people usually define the printing cost based on how much they paid for a ream of paper. However, TCP is the correct way to think about printing costs. The price of paper does have to be considered, but there are other factors to consider, such as energy, ink/toner, paper wasted because printing didn’t go well or time needed to solve printing jams, in order to get the Total Cost of Printing and better understand how much you’re spending on your printouts.

“TCP IS THE CORRECT WAY TO THINK ABOUT PRINTING COSTS.”