Work through the task
- Request separately identified print-form ownership, fixed setup, variable charges, accepted-output quantity and quote validity for both offers.
- Calculate consumption or geometry before assigning cost. Keep fixed charges, rounding and unused inventory visible.
- Confirm equivalent specification and scope, then use the category comparison or complete packaging BOM to compare supplier offers.
Tools for this job
Printing Plate Cost per Unit Calculator
Allocate entered print-form and setup charges to one explicitly defined job.
Open calculator →Packaging Print Run Cost Calculator
Build a print-conversion budget from fixed charges and a rate billed on gross processed packs.
Open calculator →Digital versus Flexo Print Break-even Calculator
Find the positive continuous cost crossing for two entered printing offers with equivalent good-output scope.
Open calculator →A worked example
Method A: EUR 100 fixed and EUR 0.08/good pack. Method B: EUR 800 fixed and EUR 0.03/good pack. At 14,000 packs their totals both equal EUR 1,220.
Use your supplier specification and quotation. These numbers demonstrate the arithmetic; they are not market prices or a packaging suitability assessment.
Checks before you decide
- Plate or cylinder charge
- One-time job setup
- Good printed packs in this allocation