Total Cost of Ownership Calculator

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Cost per year CRT monitor LCD monitor LCD monitor savings
Purchase cost 17.59 100.00 (82.41
!ost of "o#er 5.$$ 2.5$ 2.81
!ost of s"ace 1%184.$8 $12.54 871.84
&isual tas' time ()%2)0.8$ (5%$78.)$ (882.21
Total (7%450.55 (5%)9$.70 $1,756.85
Assumptions
Prou!t 1 "CRT monitor#
Purchase "rice 150 *ollars
Po#er consum"tion 100 +atts "er hour
,tand-y "o#er 8 +atts
+idth 1) .nches
*e"th 18 .nches
/ife e0"ectancy 20000 1ours
Prou!t $ "LCD monitor#
Purchase "rice 500 *ollars
Po#er consum"tion 47 +atts "er hour
,tand-y "o#er 5 +atts
+idth 19 .nches
*e"th 4 .nches
/ife e0"ectancy $0000 1ours
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Cost &nit o' measurement
2ormal annual office hours 2%$45 1ours "er year
34erage em"loyment cost 14.71 *ollars "er hour
5ime s"ent using com"uter $$6 Percentage of #or'ing #ee'
5ime s"ent 4isual searching 156 Percentage of com"uter use
,"eed increase in 4isual tas's 256 Percent -y #hich s"eed is increased
7eading time 406 Percentage of com"uter use
,"eed increase in reading 106 Percent -y #hich s"eed is increased
!ost of electricity ).)$ !ents "er 100 8+ "er hour
34erage office cost 592.19 *ollars "er s9. ft "er year
6 left on #ith "o#er sa4ing 106 Percentage of com"uters
6 left on #ithout "o#er sa4ing 56 Percentage of com"uters
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