Lease mechanics
Cost Per Page (CPP)
What is Cost Per Page?
Cost per page (CPP) is an industry billing model where each page a leased printer produces carries a separate charge, common on managed print contracts.
Cost per page (CPP) is an industry billing model used on many managed print contracts, where each page a leased printer or copier produces carries a separate per-impression charge covering toner and consumables.
Where CPP billing is used, rates are quoted separately for mono (black only) and colour prints, because a colour impression draws on four toners (CMYK) and a colour drum where a mono page draws only black, so its rate sits higher.
Providers that bill CPP typically set the rates at contract signing and bill monthly against the meter readings recorded by the device or submitted remotely.
Our leases do not use cost per page billing.
The monthly fee covers the equipment, toner, parts, service labour and call outs, and you only buy paper.
In short
- An industry per page billing model, common on managed print contracts.
- Quoted separately for mono and colour where it is used.
- Our leases do not bill per page: toner, parts and service sit in the monthly fee.
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Frequently asked questions
How is cost per page calculated on a printer lease?
On contracts that use it, cost per page is a consumable charge for each page printed, billed monthly against the device meter reading, with separate mono and colour rates.
Our leases do not bill per page: the monthly fee covers toner, parts, service labour and call outs, and you only buy paper.
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Founder, Global Document Solutions
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Authored by Cyrus Dickie, Founder at Global Document Solutions. In the industry since 2010.
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Related terms
- Meter ReadingA meter reading is the page count recorded by a leased printer, used across the industry for volume tracking and, on some contracts, per page billing.
- Managed Print Services (MPS)Managed print services (MPS) is an arrangement where one provider supplies, maintains, and supports your whole print fleet under a single contract.
- Operating LeaseAn operating lease lets a business use equipment such as a printer for a fixed term and return it at the end, without taking ownership.
- Finance LeaseA finance lease is an agreement under which a business effectively finances the purchase of equipment and carries most of the risks of ownership.
- Lease TermA lease term is the fixed contract period, stated in months, during which you pay to use the equipment.
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- Maintenance and genuine toner included
- You only buy paper
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