How to calculate the cost of printing

How to calculate the cost of printing?

Modern printing houses work with large volumes of orders, they calculate their costs and the profit received from each order. How to calculate the cost of printing? Certain algorithms, techniques and automation can be used for this.

Calculation of printing cost

Calculation of the cost of printing - is the determination of the costs of manufacturing printed products. Why do you need to work with the cost? Firstly, it allows you to plan production, understand how much raw material needs to be purchased for the production of products, and also implement other processes.

Calculation also allows you to avoid losses: you can predict in advance whether there will be enough resources to manufacture the product. Otherwise, it may turn out that the order is accepted, but there are not enough resources, and here the question arises: to act to your own detriment and maintain your reputation or lose the client. Also, thanks to correct budgeting, you can set competitive prices for products.

Calculation of printing costs

The best way to calculate the cost of printing is with the help of software. We suggest using the USU. The system automatically takes into account all variables and provides an accurate calculation. Let's consider which categories can be taken into account in the calculations.

Direct and indirect costs are taken into account. Direct costs include the following categories: Materials: paper, paint or toner, varnishes, foil, lamination and other finishing materials.

The next component of direct costs is the cost of work. And here are reflected the costs of personnel and energy costs, for example: electricity, water.

Print calculation

Calculation of printing also affects indirect costs. For example, these include: equipment depreciation, maintenance and repair of equipment, packaging and delivery. General costs cannot be avoided in production activities. These include: rent of premises, utilities, administrative costs. When using the USU program, you can easily lay down and calculate all the components of the processes.

Calculate the cost of printing

Before calculating the cost of printing, it is important to determine the volume of production activities. For example, if it is necessary to produce a banner, the characteristics will be important not only by quantity, but also by area.

Next, you need to calculate the cost of materials, calculate the cost of paper, paint, films and other consumables per unit of production. Next, you need to take into account the costs of equipment, determine depreciation charges and distribute them per unit of production. The calculation will include data on labor costs for the production of a unit of production and overhead costs. Some manufacturers include a certain percentage for waste and losses.

How to calculate the cost of printing one sheet?

How to calculate the cost of printing one sheet? First of all, the costs of materials are calculated: paper, toner and additional materials (varnishes, lamination). Then the operating costs of the equipment are taken into account. The cost items will include the costs of maintenance and labor. The final calculations will represent the sum of all the above categories.

Calculating the cost of printing a book

The calculation of the cost of printing a book can be easily implemented through the UCS. When doing it manually, you can easily make a mistake and pay for it with unexpected expenses, which means a decrease in the profit received.

When using automation, you only need to set parameters and get results instantly. It is convenient, optimizes time, and allows you to get rid of routine actions.

Calculate the cost of printing a magazine

It is very easy to calculate the cost of printing a magazine, book, bank or any other product if you use the USU for this. In addition, we can offer you many other options for managing your activities. For example, through the program you can take into account income, expenses, manage orders and plan production, calculate wages and manage other processes. We are ready to give you an individual presentation with a detailed description of the possibilities.

On our website you can find a video review that will immerse you even more in the system's work processes. For users, we have implemented interactive instructions directly into the software. To get more information, you can submit a request.