Operating Cost Summary
| Reagents and disposables | 0.154 |
| agar, X-gal, IPTG, growth media, oxygen, sodium perchlorate, ethanol, PEG-8000, sodium chloride, TE, square petri dish, polystyrene microtiter plate, polypropylene microtiter plate, glass fiber filter plate | |
| Labor costs | 0.08 |
| three research associates per 100 plates/day. Based on $60K/year salary, including benefits | |
| Instrument cost | 0.04 |
| based on estimated retail cost of $400,000 and full throughput operation over 5 years | |
| Maintenance cost | 0.02 |
| estimated cost of $40,000/year based on full throughput operation | |
| Total operating cost | $0.29/sample |
[i] Operating cost is expressed in dollars per sample.