Cost is per single sheet of that paper — not per book, not per ream.
Binding / Finishing
Cost is per finished piece (per book/unit) — the full finishing cost for one unit, not the whole job.
Standard Costs
Standard Percentages
To match a spreadsheet that uses a single flat "Profit %" on top of Total Production Cost (no separate wastage/overhead/tax), set Wastage, Overhead and Tax to 0% and Margin to your Profit %.
Printing Types
Set how many pieces of each paper size come out of one mother/parent sheet for each printing method. This drives the paper-yield calculation on the New Job tab. Changes here apply after you tap "Save Rate Card" below.
Mother sheet size — the raw NCR paper you buy (cm).
Pieces cut from one mother sheet, per standard size.
Custom / Open size — trim margin added to the item's L×H before working out how many fit.
NCR-specific costs.
Printing-plate imposition — how many pieces fit on ONE press pass (different from the paper-cutting yield above). A custom/Open size is bucketed by comparing its area to real A5/A6 dimensions.
Mother sheet size — the raw paper you buy (cm).
Digital press sheet size — the max sheet your digital press feeds, cut from the mother sheet.
Pieces cut from one press sheet, per standard size.
Custom / Open size — trim margin added to the item's L×H (usually 0 for digital).
Digital-specific costs.
Mother sheet size — the raw paper you buy (cm).
Pieces cut from one mother sheet, per standard size.
Custom / Open size — trim margin added to the item's L×H.
Offset-specific costs, billed in runs of 1,000 sheets.
Saved Jobs
Job Details
Tick which cost lines apply to this job.
Paper types usedTick every paper this job uses (e.g. NCR front/middle/last plies, or a cover). "Per set" scales with Qty × Pages/sheets per book; "Per book" uses one sheet per finished unit regardless of pages — use this for covers.
Price Breakdown (internal — not for customer)
This document shows the customer only the item, quantity, rate and total — never your cost, wastage, overhead or margin breakdown.