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. 2006 Jun 14;19(Suppl 1):44–51. doi: 10.1007/s10278-006-0632-6

Table 2.

Costs of Film-Based Operation, 2004–2012 (US $)

  NPV Year 0 Year 1 Year 2 Year 3 Year 4 Year 5 Year 6 Year 7 Year 8
Film processors 60,606 60,606 60,606
Film cassettes 15,152 15,152 15,152 15,152 15,152 15,152 15,152 15,152
Films, chemicals, film jackets 145,533 152,810 160,450 168,473 176,896 185,741 195,028 204,780
Film processor maintenance 26,182 26,182 26,182 26,182 26,182 26,182 26,182 26,182
Film-related employee 60,000 60,000 60,000 60,000 60,000 60,000 60,000 60,000
Annual cost 60,606 246,866 ,254,143 261,783 330,412 278,230 287,074 296,362 366,719
PV 60,606 239,675 239,555 239,569 293,568 240,004 240,419 240,969 289,492
NPV 2,083,856

NPV: net present value; PV: present value.