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Process-Based Cost Model for a Print and Copy Firm

production volume
40000000
reject rate
0.05
equipment price ($)
722000
paper price ($/1250 sheets)
83.7
toner price ($)
2684
labor price ($/hour)
40
Materials Cost
Labor Cost
Equipment Cost
A process-based cost model is used to inform technical decisions. This cost model, for a print copy firm, shows how the unit cost and cost distribution vary as a function of materials, labor, equipment cost, reject rate, and production volume. A cost model can be used to identify cost drivers and to address the implications of change in a process or product. Vary the different inputs to see the different relevant costs and their effect on unit cost. The spikes in the cost model represent production volumes beyond which another printing press has to be bought.
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