If substitute products have been identified and there is a threat of easy switching between a companyâs product and the substitute, then a company can act preemptively and try to bring over customers over to their product.
The âSaving Electricityâ website reports that the average dryer uses 3.3 kilowatt hours of energy and estimates an average of 11 cents per kilowatt hour. A small load of clothes takes about 45 minutes in the dryer, so the cost of that load is $0.36.he dryers in my building just went up to $2.00 for 60 minutes (which doesnât get a large load fully dry). I use drying racks for 3 out of 4 loads, so I save about $12-16 a month. Plus, my clothes retain their shape and colour so much better.
The first Hangers opened in February 1999; at press time there were 40 Hangers stores in five states. Industry insiders are skeptical that the chain will continue to grow, however. These carbon dioxide machines cost $150,000, while a typical dry-cleaning machine costs only $40,000 to $50,000, notes the IFI's Calleja.When you add in the Hangers franchise fee, the total package is $175,000, and at that point you have to consider what the typical dry cleaner makes..erchloroethylene -- or perc, as it is more commonly known -- is the solvent that the vast majority of dry cleaners in the United States have used for the past 50 years. 95% of all U.S. dry cleaners still use perc.