The "Price list" tab lets you set up your own charges for up to 40 operations for each task. This
example is for perforating and scoring in the finishing section
These tasks you may leave titled as they are, or you can change the name of the task using the
Simple Calculation tab. Please note that the task names cannot be changed in the Community
and Economy editions.
Each line in the list is an item for which you want to record the price.
You can insert and delete lines by pressing the appropriate buttons at the top of the list. Note that
you cannot insert or amend lines in the Community and Economy editions.
Clicking on a line gives a new window with specific data for that line similar to:
Item description: The description of this particular line. Again this not amendable in the
Community and Economy editions.
Pro-rata to: This drop-down enables quick quotes to be extremely flexible. In any job, the
quantity required of each list line (other than a set-up) is likely to be pro-rata to one of the factors
of production.
E.g. the amount of the Ink (and therefore the cost) is likely to be pro-rata to the total area times
the number of colours. At calculation time, if the quantity required doubles then the total area will
double and hence the amount of ink will automatically double.
Another example might be "Perforate per 1000" which could be pro-rata to copies divided by sets
per plate. When evaluating the cost of different strategies on the press, the 'two up' solution will
have a perforating cost half of that of the 'one up' solution.
Round quantity to: This drop-down allows different options for rounding the quantity required.
For instance a courier might charge per kilo or part kilo, in which case you would round the
quantity (i.e. the weight) up to the next whole number.
Cost price: Although Cost price would seem to be tautology, in fact it is there to remind you that
the price of this line should actually be the true cost of this line, (and therefore the break-even
cost). These true costs, should include an allowance for the contribution that each makes to your
fixed indirect overheads (usually around 30%).
External costs: Entering an external cost here, i.e. what, if anything, you pay to your external
supplier for this item, allows the system to calculate the added value (contribution to fixed
overhead).
Minimum price: Many printers like to impose a minimum charge for various tasks. We don't
necessarily recommend this, as the same effect can be produced by the judicious use of setup
charges.
