The costs for scanning generally run approximately 15 cents a page. For the following cost comparison we are assuming the cost per page for scanning is 20 cents.

Document population - 10,000 pages

Image cost – 20 cents per page

Image Resolution – 200 dpi

Photocopy cost – 10 cents per page

Cost of the CD – Cost of the CD disk

As you can see if multiple copies of documents are needed then imaging will cost less in the long run. This is besides the other significant benefits available if one scans their documents.

The following is a blank comparison sheet that one can use to begin the comparison of imaging your documents as opposed to leaving them in a paper format.