16″ continuous film calculator

See the roll.
Price the run.

Tier uplift75%

Added once per thickness tier, matching the source model.

Translate graphic width and ink thickness into production yield and a clear price per linear foot.

Film layout

One linear foot, viewed on a continuous roll.

.5″ roll edge

T10

.5″ roll edge

Images across1010-up across the web

Customer price / LF$0.750.5–1.0 mil print tier

Revenue / production ft$7.50Across all 10 customer lanes

1,000-ft master web value$7,500Across all 10 lanes

Printed width utilization66.7%

0.00″ remains after roll edges and graphic side margins.

V4 price curve · 15.00× effective multiple

Quote the customer run.

Customer footage

Base pricing cost / master ft

Selected tier cost / master ft

Production feet4,800 ft48,000 customer LF ÷ 10 lanes

Run cost$2,400.00$0.50 tier cost × 4,800 master ft

Customer price / LF$0.7515× baseline + tier uplift

Order total$36,000.0048,000 LF × $0.75

Gross profit$33,600.00Order total − run cost

Gross margin93.3%15.00× effective revenue/cost

5,000-ft master roll · 10 lanes · $37,500 run value

Equal rolls. Safe diameter.

Print build

mil

Total web build3.5 mil3.0 PET + 0.5 print

10″ OD capacity1,701.7 ftMaximum before coning risk

Equal roll length1,666.7 ft9.91″ finished OD

Finished rolls303 per lane × 10 lanes

One 5,000-ft lane3 equal rolls

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3 × 1,666.7 ft = 5,000 ft · $1,250 per finished roll · every roll stays under the 10″ OD limit.

Pricing strategy

Compare the approved reference points.

Explore the range.
Keep the math honest.

Uplift changes the customer price of thicker ink bands from the width-derived baseline. Higher order value is pricing potential—not automatically the best market price.

Pricing scenarios for the selected thickness and graphic width
Tier uplift	Customer price / LF	Order total	Gross margin
40%	$0.75	$36,000.00	93.3%
75%CEO target	$0.75	$36,000.00	93.3%
100%	$0.75	$36,000.00	93.3%

0.5–1.0 mil · customer / LF$0.75

1.1–2.0 mil · customer / LF$1.3125

2.1–3.0 mil · customer / LF$1.875

3.1–4.0 mil · customer / LF$2.4375

Model assumptions

16″ web · 5,000-ft master · 15× baseline revenue/cost multiple · tier production costs of $0.50 / $1.00 / $1.50 / $2.00 per master foot · 3.0 mil PET · 10″ maximum finished OD · 3″ core · 0.5″ top and bottom roll edges · 0.25″ on each side of every graphic

Show formulas

images up = floor((16 − 1) ÷ (graphic width + 0.5))production feet = customer linear feet ÷ images uprun cost = production feet × selected thickness-tier cost / master footcustomer price / LF = (base pricing cost × 15 ÷ images up) × (1 + tier index × uplift)order total = customer linear feet × customer price / LFgross margin = (order total − run cost) ÷ order totalroll capacity = π × (OD² − core²) ÷ (4 × total thickness × 12)equal roll length = 5,000 ÷ ceil(5,000 ÷ roll capacity)