The Cost of a Chair
The easy answer is "New, about $1000" for that model. Though what does it actually cost, or what is it worth, that is a better question which most accountants (and typically poor managers) will interestingly ignore. Though if it's a certain outcome you're after, i.e. healthy productivity of an individual (and team) then their physical environment can't be ignored. As any ergonomists will tell you, and here , many do. I find a common argument of "Oh we can't afford good equipment" or "We can crush another 10 desks in here, go to Ikea and pick up some tat and stack the programmers up" as actually absurd as it sounds. Typically from a mindsets where creative individuals are classed as cogs in a machine, there to be spun faster. The main counter argument is going to have to be proof of difference and a financial counter argument I feel. As is well researched it will take about 15-20 mins for a programmer to get into flow , where