Example for the way the print settings impact pricing

Job setup

Job formula: [MediaPricing] + [PrintingPricing]

Media price for a normal page is 0.5.

Media price for a cover page is 1.

Price for printing per page:

• [2-sided]: 3

• [1-sided]: 2

Document has 618 pages.

[MediaPricing] = [NormalMediaPrice] + [CoverMediaPrice] = [Number of Normal Media Sheets] x [MediaPrice] + [Number of Cover Media Sheets] x [Cover Media Price]

[PrintingPricing] = [Cost per page (made by the combination between media size, printing on one side or both and media: colour or B&W)] x [Number of Pages]

Remarks:

1. Number of sheets is always rounded up.

2. Covers have print front cover and print back cover. These options will affect the pricing as follows (considering that cover is set to [Front and back] ):

• [Front and back] for both: [2-sided] (ignoring the [1-sided] or [2-sided] option) and 1 sheet used.

• [Front] for [Print front cover] and [Back] for [Print back cover]: [1-sided] (ignoring the [1-sided] or [2-sided] option) and 1 sheet used. Also if it is booklet then only one page of the cover sheet will be printed.

• [Front] for [Print front cover] and [Front] for [Print back cover], or [Back] for [Print front cover] and [Back] for [Print back cover] : [2-sided] (ignoring the [1-sided] or [2-sided] option) and 1 sheet used.

Scenario one:

Settings:

• [1-sided or 2-sided:] [2-sided] 

• [Cover:] [Front and back] 

• [Print front cover]: [Front and back] 

• [Print back cover]: [Front and back]

Resulting price is: 2009.5

1. Printing price is: 2-sided printing price per page x number of pages = 3 x 618 = 1854

2. Media price is: cost for cover media + cost for normal media

   1. Cost for cover media is: number of cover media sheets x cover media price = 2 x 1 = 2

   2. Cost for normal media is: number of media sheets x media price = 307 x 0.5 = 153.5

Scenario two:

Settings:

• [1-sided or 2-sided:] [2-sided] 

• [Cover:] [Front] 

• [Print front cover]: [Front and back] 

• [Print back cover]: [Front and back]

Resulting price is: 2009

1. Printing price is: 2-sided printing price per page x number of pages = 3 x 618 = 1854

2. Media price is: cost for cover media + cost for normal media

   1. Cost for cover media is: number of cover media sheets x cover media price = 1 x 1 = 1

   2. Cost for normal media is: number of media sheets x media price = 308 x 0.5 = 154

Scenario three:

Settings:

• [1-sided or 2-sided:] [2-sided] 

• [Cover:] [Front and back] 

• [Print front cover]: [Front and back] 

• [Print back cover]: [Front and back]

• [Booklet:] [Yes] 

• [Orientation and binding edge:] [Landscape, left edge binding] 

Resulting price is: 1008

1. Printing price is: 2-sided printing price per page x number of pages = 3 x 310 = 930

2. Media price is: cost for cover media + cost for normal media

   1. Cost for cover media is: number of cover media sheets x cover media price = 1 x 1 = 1

   2. Cost for normal media is: number of media sheets x media price = 154 x 0.5 = 77

Scenario four:

Settings:

• [1-sided or 2-sided:] [2-sided] 

• [Cover:] [Front] 

• [Print front cover]: [Front and back] 

• [Print back cover]: [Front and back]

• [Booklet:] [Booklet] 

• [Orientation and binding edge:] [Landscape, left edge binding] 

• [Booklet:] [Yes] 

Resulting price is: 1008

1. Printing price is: 2-sided printing price per page x number of pages = 3 x 310 = 930

2. Media price is: cost for cover media + cost for normal media

   1. Cost for cover media is: number of cover media sheets x cover media price = 1 x 1 = 1

   2. Cost for normal media is: number of media sheets x media price = 154(rounded up from 153.5) x 0.5 = 77

Scenario five:

Settings:

• [1-sided or 2-sided:] [1-sided] 

• [Cover:] [Front and back] 

• [Print front cover]: [Front and back] 

• [Print back cover]: [Front and back]

• [Binding:] [Booklet] 

• [Orientation and binding edge:] [Landscape, left edge binding] 

• [Booklet:] [Yes] 

Resulting price is: 1388.5

1. Printing price is: [1-sided] printing price per page x number of pages + [2-sided] printing price per page x number of pages = 2 x 614 + 3 x 2 = 1228 + 6 = 1234

2. Media price is: cost for cover media + cost for normal media

   1. Cost for cover media is: number of cover media sheets x cover media price = 1 x 1 = 1

   2. Cost for normal media is: number of media sheets x media price = 307 x 0.5 = 153.5

Scenario six:

Settings:

• [1-sided or 2-sided:] [1-sided] 

• [Cover:] [Front and back] 

• [Print front cover]: [Front] 

• [Print back cover]: [Front]

• [Binding:] [Booklet] 

• [Orientation and binding edge:] [Landscape, left edge binding] 

• [Booklet:] [Yes] 

Resulting price is: 1393

1. Printing price is: [1-sided] printing price per page x number of pages + [2-sided] printing price per page x number of pages = 2 x 616 + 3 x 2 = 1238

2. Media price is: cost for cover media + cost for normal media

   1. Cost for cover media is: number of cover media sheets x cover media price = 1 x 1 = 1

   2. Cost for normal media is: number of media sheets x media price = 307 x 0.5 = 154

Scenario seven:

Settings:

• [1-sided or 2-sided:] [1-sided] 

• [Cover]: [Front and back] 

• [Print front cover]: [Front] 

• [Print back cover]: [Back]

• [Binding:] [Booklet] 

• [Orientation and binding edge:] [Landscape, left edge binding] 

• [Booklet:] [Yes] 

Resulting price is: 1389

1. Printing price is: [1-sided] printing price per page x number of pages = 2 x 617 (only one page of the cover sheet is printed) = 1234

2. Media price is: cost for cover media + cost for normal media

   1. Cost for cover media is: number of cover media sheets x cover media price = 1 x 1 = 1

   2. Cost for normal media is: number of media sheets x media price = 307 x 0.5 = 154