Thinking about kiosk ROI without invented numbers

Revenue from a kiosk is pages × price × days the machine is actually usable. Usable is the hard part: paper, jams, network, and whether students trust it.

Labour saved is real when someone currently stands at a counter taking files. It is imaginary when nobody was doing that job. Do not count a full salary against a machine in an empty corridor.

The calculator on this site multiplies the inputs you type. It does not know your rent, toner contract, or downtime. Treat the output as a worksheet, then talk to sales with your own logs.

If a vendor guarantees profit on a slide, ask for the paper capacity, the service response, and who fills the trays on Sunday.