Estimates the number, cost and time of makereadies as well as makeready spoilage sheets.

Operation Setup Requirements:
  1. Description
  2. Rate: Cost per hour
  3. Sell $ use: Markup % (recommended) or alternate sell rate
  4. Calc: 6
  5. Sub Key: Labor
  6. Minutes First: Minutes for first makeready
  7. Minutes Repeat: Minutes for each additional makeready
  8. Sheets / MR = Default sheets per makeready
  9. Base makeready sheets (with option to multiple base x Forms)
  10. Include makeready sheets in paper order option
  11. Include makeready sheets in press run option (will also include in paper order)



Estimate Specification Input Prompts:

  1. Makereadies (Computed if Calc 5, manual if no Calc 5)
  2. Makeready Sheets (Computed if sheets per makeready and/or base MR sheets defined)
  3. J%
  4. Remarks
  5. Memo



Calculation:


Minutes First + (Makereadies - 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 5 followed by a Calc 6 will automatically calculate makereadies