Costing Methods

Updated July 31, 2024

Processes

There are many different Costing Methods that can be employed to calculate costs. Some costing methods are common among Department types while others are specific.

Costing Method	Prepress	Plates	Press	HSC/ Digital	Postpress
Minutes	x
Minutes per Unit	x	x			x
Cost per Unit	x	x
Cost per Square Inch	x	x			x
Impressions per Hour			x
Feet per Minute			x
Sheets per Hour			x
Square Feet			x		x
Linear Feet			x	x	x
Per Each				x
Per Each (All Components				x
Total Job					x
Final Product					x
Finished Sheet					x
Press Sheet					x
Parent Sheet					x
Book Pages					x
Gross Pounds					x
Net Pounds					x
Inches Manual Entry					x
Square inches					x
Square Feet					x
Linear Feet					x
Final Page Size					x
Hours					x

Sheet, Roll, Ink and Standard Items

Materials all share the same types of Costing Methods;

Costing Method

Per Each

Per M

Per CWT

Per MSI

Per MSF

Per Square Inch

Per Linear Inch

Per Linear Foot

Per Fixed Cost

Per Linear Yard

Per Square Foot

Finished Goods Items

Finished Good are limited to only types of Costing Methods.

Costing Method

Per Each

Per M

Finished Good Kits

Finished Good Kits can only have a Unit Price Per Each.