Estimates the cost and time of platemaking.
Operation Setup Requirements:
Operation Setup Requirements:
- Description
- Rate: Cost per hour
- Sell $ use: Markup % (recommended) or alternate sell rate
- Calc: 4
- Sub Key: Labor
- Minutes First: Minutes to make first plate
- Minutes Repeat: Minutes for each additional plate
- Plate Default: Sheetwise, Work & Turn, Work & Tumble, or Web Only
Estimate Specification Input Prompts:
- Idents
- Plate Type
- Plates
- J%
- Remarks
- Memo
Calculation:
Colors Side A + Colors Side B (divided by 2 if Work and Turn or Work and Tumble) = Total Colors
Total Colors x Idents (or override) = Total Plates
Minutes First + (Total Plates - 1) x Minutes Repeat = Standard Minutes
Standard Minutes / 60 x J% = Estimated Hours
Estimated Hours x Rate = Cost $
Cost $ x Markup % = Markup $
Cost $ + Markup $ = Sell $
Note: Calc 4 followed by a Calc 5 will automatically calculate plate material