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Editing quote 5AIP7L for Sagcity Cus.
Automatic Prepress
Color SeparationNegative Plate

Applied automatically — cannot be changed manually.

Optional Operations
Best fit requires extra passes2 press passes required because this press cannot lay all colours for a side in one pass.

Calculation Commentary

A plain-English walkthrough of every step behind the quote — shown side by side for the new method and the legacy method so you can see exactly where the numbers come from and how the two approaches differ.

New MethodGYD 56,863.20
  1. 1
    Job overviewWe're quoting 150 copies of "Brochure", each 8.5 × 14 in, printed in Full Colour on Glossy Paper 130gsm 25 x 38.
  2. 2
    Sheet layoutA 25 × 38 in sheet can hold up to 4 pieces before any press margins. Once we account for the press's gripper and side margins, the printable area fits 1 piece per impression. To deliver 150 finished copies, the press must run 150 impressions.
  3. 3
    Printing platesFull Colour printing requires 4 plate(s) for the front side.
  4. 4
    Press timeThe press runs 2 physical pass(es) through the paper stack. At 5,000 impressions/hour, that's 0.06 actual running hours. The minimum billable press time is 1 hr (enforced for the whole job), so we bill 1 hours in total.
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    Wastage allowanceGood printing requires sacrificing a number of sheets: some are consumed warming up the plates for each mounting, more are lost each time the press stops, and running spoilage accrues on every physical pass through the feeder — so a 2-pass job accumulates roughly 2× the single-pass running risk. All told, 61 extra press feeds are needed on top of the 150 production impressions (211 total feeds). Each 25×38 in warehouse sheet is then guillotine-cut into 2 press-feed pieces before printing, so 211 press feeds ÷ 2 cuts/sheet = 106 warehouse sheets to order.
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    Material cost106 warehouse sheets × GYD 35.00 per sheet = GYD 3,710.00.
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    Press costTotal press cost: GYD 17,600.00 — made up of: GYD 400.00 for making the press ready; GYD 200.00 for 1 mid-run press stop(s) — covering both colour-change plate swaps on multi-pass jobs and any plate-wear replacements during a long run; GYD 12,000.00 for the aluminium printing plates; GYD 5,000.00 for 1 hr of press running time at GYD 5,000.00/hr.
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    Finishing & prepressOperations total GYD 13,090.00: Color Separation (119 square inch(es) × GYD 110.00 = GYD 13,090.00).
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    Item base costAdding it all together: GYD 3,710.00 stock + GYD 13,090.00 operations + GYD 17,600.00 press = GYD 34,400.00 base item cost.
  10. 10
    Commission (45%)A 45% mark-up is applied to cover business overhead and profit: GYD 15,480.00. Running total so far: GYD 49,880.00.
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    Wear & overhead (14%)A further 14% is added to cover equipment wear and operational overheads: GYD 6,983.20. Final item total: GYD 56,863.20.
Legacy MethodGYD 38,688.47
  1. 1
    Sheet layoutThe legacy method tiles pieces directly onto a 25 × 38 in sheet — no press margins. Portrait fits 2 across × 2 down = 4 pieces; landscape fits 4 × 1 = 4 pieces. We pick portrait for the better yield: 4 per sheet.
  2. 2
    Stock needed150 pieces ÷ 4 per sheet = 37 sheets (rounded down — any partial sheet is counted as a full sheet of press time). Stock cost: 37 × GYD 35.00 = GYD 1,295.00.
  3. 3
    Press timeAt 5,000 cycles/hour, 150 pieces would take 0.03 raw hours. However, this job does not fall into any of the legacy speed-efficiency brackets, so 1 hour minimum is charged by default. After enforcing the 1-hour minimum, the single-side press time is 1 hr.
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    Plates & passesFull Colour requires 4 plate(s). This press can apply 2 colour(s) per pass, so the job needs 2 pass(es) through the press to lay down all the ink.
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    Press costPlates: 4 × GYD 3,000.00 = GYD 12,000.00. Running time: 1 hr × 2 pass(es) × GYD 5,000.00/hr = GYD 10,000.00. Total press cost: GYD 22,000.00.
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    Operation costThe legacy method uses a single selected operation — "Color Separation" — costing GYD 110.00.
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    Item base costGYD 1,295.00 stock + GYD 110.00 operation + GYD 22,000.00 press = GYD 23,405.00 base item cost.
  8. 8
    Commission (45%)45% commission: GYD 10,532.25. Running total: GYD 33,937.25.
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    Wear & overhead (14%)14% wear and overhead: GYD 4,751.22. Legacy item total: GYD 38,688.47.
The new method is GYD 18,174.74 higher than the legacy method for this item (GYD 56,863.20 vs GYD 38,688.47). The difference comes from more accurate press-area imposition, wastage accounting, and minimum press-time enforcement — all of which the legacy formula did not consider.