How it's calculated
Enter your price tiers and one-time costs to see how the all-in unit cost of a printed bag falls as the order quantity grows, and where extra volume stops paying off.
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Unit price tiers
Enter up to 6 quantity tiers and the unit price for each tier.
Example numbers, please replace them with the quotes you have. Typical value, please confirm with your data.
One-time costs
Costs paid once per design, such as cylinders, plates, proofing and artwork setup. Add or remove rows as needed.
Cylinders can be reused for repeat orders of the same design.
Designs and quantity
One-time costs are charged per design and multiplied by this number. Repeat orders of the same design do not need new cylinders.
Type a quantity or click a point on the chart. Typical value, please confirm with your data.
Compare with another quote
Enter the other supplier's price tiers to overlay a second curve and find the break-even quantity. Example numbers, please replace them.
Total of cylinders, proofing and setup in the other quote.
Your results
Price per bag including one-time costs spread over the quantity.
All-in unit cost
Unit price times quantity plus one-time costs for all designs.
Total price
How much lower the all-in unit cost is than at your lowest quantity tier.
Saving vs lowest tier
Share of the total price that is one-time costs.
One-time costs share
All-in unit cost by quantity
Click a point to evaluate that quantity. Lower is better.
Price break table
| Quantity | Unit price | One-time per bag | All-in unit | Total price | Saving |
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Default figures are examples (typical value, please confirm with your data). The highlighted row is the tier that applies to your evaluated quantity.
How it's calculated
- Total price = unit price x quantity per SKU x number of SKUs + (sum of one-time costs) x number of SKUs.
- All-in unit cost = total price / (quantity per SKU x number of SKUs), which equals unit price + one-time costs / quantity per SKU.
- Saving vs lowest tier = (all-in unit cost at lowest tier - all-in unit cost at this tier) / all-in unit cost at lowest tier.
- One-time share = one-time costs for all designs / total price.
- For an evaluated quantity, the unit price of the highest tier that does not exceed the quantity is used.
- Break-even quantity: both curves are compared at every tier quantity in their overlapping range, and the crossing point is found by linear interpolation.
- Assumptions: one-time costs are paid once per design and are the same for every tier; repeat orders of the same design are not charged again; taxes, freight and duties are not included.
How to use
1. Enter the quote
Fill in the quantity tiers and unit prices from the quotation, then list each one-time cost.
2. Set designs and quantity
Enter the number of designs and the quantity per design you want to evaluate, or click a point on the chart.
3. Read and compare
Check the all-in unit cost, the saving and the one-time cost share. Open the comparison panel to overlay another quote.
A worked example
Using the default values (example numbers, currency USD, 1 design, 20,000 pcs per SKU):
- One-time costs: 600 + 50 + 0 + 0 = 650.00 for the design.
- At 20,000 pcs the unit price is 0.19, so the total price = 0.19 x 20,000 + 650 = 4,450.00.
- All-in unit cost = 4,450.00 / 20,000 = 0.2225 per bag.
- At the lowest tier (5,000 pcs): 0.32 x 5,000 + 650 = 2,250.00, so the all-in unit cost is 0.4500. The saving at 20,000 pcs is (0.4500 - 0.2225) / 0.4500 = 50.6%.
- One-time costs share = 650 / 4,450 = 14.6% of the total price.
FAQ
Why is the all-in unit cost so much higher at low quantities?
One-time costs such as cylinders and proofing are fixed for a design. At low quantities they are shared by fewer bags, so each bag carries a larger part of them.
Do I pay for cylinders again on a repeat order?
Cylinders can be reused for repeat orders of the same design. A new design or a changed artwork usually needs new cylinders, so please confirm this in your quotation.
Should I compare the unit price or the all-in unit cost?
Compare the all-in unit cost at the quantity you plan to order, because one-time costs are treated differently from quote to quote.
What if I have several designs with a small quantity each?
One-time costs are charged per design, so more designs raise the total one-time cost. Increase the number of SKUs in the calculator to see the effect on each bag.
Are the default prices real YLTPACK prices?
No. The defaults are example numbers only. Please replace them with the figures in your quotation; final specifications and prices are confirmed in your quotation.
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