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.
Nov 6, 2012 at 7:44 UTC. To print a color page, the printer typically uses all its cartridges, including the black one. So to calculate cost per page for each of the color cartridges, add them all together, then combine that number with the black and white cost per page to get the final cost per color page.