OEM is an abbreviation for Original Equipment Manufacturer : An original equipment manufacturer, or OEM, manufactures products or components that are purchased by another company and retailed under that purchasing company's brand name.
According to Lyra research each black and white page printed on a laser printer can cost an average of $0.05 to $0.08, and $0.12 to $0.15 for a page with color. Pages with solid color graphics can cost even $0.50 to $0.60 per page.
Paper. The average price for 20 lb printer paper seems to run between $4 and $6 dollars for average quality paper, so we will use $5 for 500 sheets-or a penny a page, for both inkjet and laser printers. This is the type of paper used to print text, or text with some basic business graphics.nk for the Deskjet costs $15 for the black 60 cartridge, with an estimated page yield of 200 pages. The tri-color cartridge is $20, and has an approximate yield of 165 pages. Cost per page of black text is $15.00/200: $.075, or 7.5 cents a page for text.