In print, the price is not on the product but in a tier list: per unit, 100 flyers cost a multiple of 5,000. Change the print run below and watch the unit price fall — while the total rises.
The tier list sits in the configurator as a table: columns are quantity steps, rows are formats, the cells hold the price per unit.
| Format \ from quantity | 100 | 250 | 500 | 1.000 | 2.500 | 5.000 | 10.000 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| DIN A6 | 0,089 € | 0,052 € | 0,034 € | 0,021 € | 0,014 € | 0,011 € | 0,009 € |
| DIN A5 | 0,124 € | 0,071 € | 0,046 € | 0,029 € | 0,019 € | 0,015 € | 0,012 € |
| DIN A4 | 0,198 € | 0,112 € | 0,072 € | 0,045 € | 0,030 € | 0,023 € | 0,019 € |
The default — DIN A5, 1,000 units — hits the highlighted cell: €0.029 per unit. Quantities in between fall to the next lower tier, so 600 units are calculated at the "from 500" price.
Paper and colour cost per unit — they go into the unit price and are multiplied by the print run. 300 g card makes a €200 difference for 5,000 flyers, but four euros for 100 flyers. Finishing and express shipping, on the other hand, are charged once, no matter how many flyers. Exactly this distinction is what print calculation is about — and exactly this is lost in a simple list of options.
You maintain tiers, surcharges and finishing in one place — the configurator works them out for every enquiry.