# Printing and Binding Cost

Price printed sheets separately from printed sides and binding.

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Category: Student & Education

Double sided printing can reduce paper sheets without reducing the number of printed sides.

Enter the quote's side, paper and binding charges separately. Review sheets for each copy before combining totals.

## Inputs and controls

* Document pages (pages). Allowed range: 1 to 100000
* Copies (copies). Allowed range: 1 to 10000
* Print sides: One side per sheet; Two sides per sheet
* Rate per printed side (PKR). Allowed range: 0 to 100000000
* Extra paper charge per sheet (PKR). Allowed range: 0 to 100000000
* Binding per copy (PKR). Allowed range: 0 to 100000000

## How to use

* Choose print sides. Enter document pages and copies.

* Enter rate per printed side, extra paper charge per sheet and binding per copy.

* Select Calculate result. Read the returned values alongside the assumptions below before copying, exporting or acting on the result.


## Why use this tool

Separate sheet and side counts help reconcile a print shop's itemised quote.


## Before relying on the result

Duplex sheet count is rounded separately for each copy. Side rate and extra paper charge are separate quote components.


## Tool limitations

Duplex sheet count is rounded separately for each copy. Side rate and extra paper charge are separate quote components.

## Questions

### Is duplex rounding done across all copies together?

No. Sheets are rounded separately for each copy so a spare side in one copy does not serve another.

### What should I check before using Printing and Binding Cost?

Check Document pages, Copies, Print sides and Rate per printed side. Use the exact units shown beside the controls and replace any example values with your own inputs.

Source page last modified (UTC): 2026-10-04T15:55:32+00:00

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