A Quality of Mercy
8 September 2008I ran across this (fisher) price schedule:
| units | price | ||
|---|---|---|---|
| 100 | – | 999 | $1.50 each + $200 short-run fee |
| 1000 | – | 2499 | $1.50 each |
| 2500 | – | 4999 | $1.30 each |
| 5000 | – | 7499 | $1.20 each |
| 7500 | – | 9999 | $1.10 each |
| 10000 | – | 24999 | $0.90 each |
| 25000 | – | 49999 | $0.80 each |
| 50000 | – | 99999 | $0.70 each |
| 100000 | – | 249999 | $0.60 each |
| 250000 | and up | $0.55 each | |
If the business were mine, then I would amend the table thus:
| units | price | ||
|---|---|---|---|
| 100 | – | 866 | $1.50 each + $200 short-run fee |
| 1000 | – | 2166 | $1.50 each |
| 2500 | – | 4615 | $1.30 each |
| 5000 | – | 6874 | $1.20 each |
| 7500 | – | 8181 | $1.10 each |
| 10000 | – | 22222 | $0.90 each |
| 25000 | – | 43749 | $0.80 each |
| 50000 | – | 85714 | $0.70 each |
| 100000 | – | 229166 | $0.60 each |
| 250000 | and up | $0.55 each | |
Granted that there might be a few belligerent customers who insisted on buying a count in one of the ranges for which there was no listing; these could be offered the price as per the first schedule. (Or a flat fee of $350 for any number from 1 to 99.)
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