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Colour Section Calculator

Calculate colour section printing cost, production time and labour cost for bulk jobs.

Number of books
Colour pages per book
Colour sections per book
Book size
Colour coverage
Printing cost per colour page (KSh)
Total colour pages40,000
Printing cost per book—
Total printing costRate not entered
Time calculation method
Minutes per book
Actual time to complete one book
Number of workers
Productive hours per worker/day
Minutes per book3.5
Total production minutes3,500
Total labour hours58.33
Estimated working days11.67 days
Completion time by workers
1 worker
11.67 days
2 workers
5.83 days
3 workers
3.89 days
4 workers
2.92 days
Daily wage per worker (KSh)
Payment method

A partial last day is paid in full: 12 paid days × 1 worker.

Production quantities
Number of books1,000
Total colour pages40,000
Total colour section sets10,000
Avg colour pages per section4
Time & productivity
Minutes per book3.5
Total production minutes3,500
Total labour hours58.33
Number of workers1
Productive hours per day5
Estimated working days11.67
Rounded completion days12
Paid labour days per worker12
Cost breakdown
Printing cost per bookNot entered
Total printing costNot entered
Labour cost per bookKSh 16.20
Total labour costKSh 16,200.00
Additional costsExcluded
Total production costKSh 16,200.00
Cost per bookKSh 16.20
Total production cost
KSh 16,200.00
Per book · Days
KSh 16.20 · 11.7