ACP ThinManager Return on Investment Calculator

 
   
Line Item Your Case Lowest ROI Typical Highest ROI Formulas
A PC Cost per Year, each (IT time, upgrades, patches) $3,000.00 $6,500.00 $10,000.00 A
B Maintenance Savings replacing PC with Thin Client 25% 35% 50% B
C Thin Client Saving Per Year C=A*B
D Savings Per Client Per Month D=C/12
E Number of Thin Clients Deployed 5 50 200 E
F Cost of ThinManager Software per Seat F
G Cost of ThinManager Ready Thin Clients $800.00 $650.00 $110.00 G
H Total Cost of each Thin Client H=F+G
I Months to Payback I=H/D
J Three Year Return on Investment J
       
   
  Instructions:    
1 Enter the annual PC maintenance cost on Line A    
2 Enter an estimate of the maintenance saving with thin clients on Line B    
3 Enter the number of ThinManager Ready thin clients to be deployed on Line E    
4 Enter the cost of the desired ThinManager Ready thin client on Line G    
   
  The months to recoup the expenditure will be displayed on Line I    
  The 3 year ROI calculation (based on a 10% discount rate) is on line J    
   
  J = ROI calculation = (C / (1 + .1) + C / (1 + .1)^2 + C / (1 + .1)^3)/H