Offset Printing Price Calculation

In this tutorial we will see how to easily calculate the cost of offset printing.

Many of us can design well, but we can’t figure out how much it will cost to print this design in the press. salution360services will show you how to get the cost of print accurately in less time.

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We will figure out how much it will cost to print a greetings card.

Offset Print Costing:
Greetings Card
Size   : 5″ x 7″ (single card)
Qty    : 5000 pcs
Paper: 300 gsm art card
Color : 4 colors (single side)

Step 01
First we figure out how much paper it takes to print 5,000 cards –
Card Size                                     : 5″ x 7″
Full Sheet Art Card Paper Size : 22″ x 28″

Now we will find out how many cards come out in a full sheet of paper-

Per sheet paper quantity: 16

Per packet art card                                                  : 100 sheets
The card comes out in one packet (100×16)       : 1600 sheets
It takes paper to print 5,000 cards (5000/1600) : 3.13 packets
The estimated price of one packet of paper       : 950.00
Total paper price (950.00 x 3.13)                           : 2968.75

Step 02
Plate (CTP) calculation-
Total Plate (4 color x 1 side)  : 4
Estimated cost per plate        : 200.00
Total plate price (4 x 200.00) : 800.00

Step 03
The process of finding out the cost of printing-
Total printing impressions (5,000 x 4 color)                                       : 20,000
If printed on a full sheet, the print quantity will be (20000/16)       : 1250
If printed on a half sheet, the print quantity will be (20000/8)        : 2500
If printed on a quarter sheet, the print quantity will be (20000/4) : 5000
Here we show the cost of the quarter sheet output setting-
5000 card printing cost ((5000/1000) x 150 =  750.00)                  : 1000.00
(per 1000 print single color impressions cost 150 taka, minimum chage 1000.00))

Step 04
Laminations
Matt/Gloss Lamination                   : 0.003/sqr. inches
Total Sqr. inches (5*7)=(35″x5000)=1,75,000
Total Lamination (175000.00+0.003) : 525.00

Step 05
Cutting       : 100.00
Packaging  : 500.00
Carrying     : 500.00

Step 06
Total Taka  : 2968.75+800.00+1000.00+525.00+100.00+500.00+500.00=6393.75
10% Profit                                                   : 639.38
15% VAT (6393.75+639.38)*15%            : 1054.97
Total Taka (6393.75+639.38+1054.97)  : 8088.09

Step 07
Per Card Printing Cost (8088.09/5000): @ Tk. 1.62