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4.139. How do I price neon?

I do electrical signage including neon. How do I price these types of jobs in EstiMate?

Neon
Neon can also be priced effectively using linear/square items. On the linear/square items screen:

1. Click the book icon to the right of the select an item dropdown box to bring up the linear/square database.
2. Click the new button and enter ?neon? as the description.
Choose your supplier from the drop down box or click the book icon to add a new one.
3. Select linear from the first ?this item is sold in? dropdown box and choose inches from the second box.
4. Enter your unit cost in the cost per unit field. This is your cost as quoted to you by your supplier. Tab over to the markup field and type in the markup (%) you want. Tab over to the selling price field: EstiMate will calculate the selling price automatically. Click the green check mark to save our input to the database.
5. On the linear/square items main screen choose the neon selection we just created from the drop down box.
6. Place the number of linear inches of neon that will be on the finished sign in the linear inches box. Put the number 1 in the quantity box if calculating for one sign or enter additional quantities for each sign you are fabricating.
7. Click the calculate total button.
8. Click the green check mark to accept the item and add it to the estimate.
As the above instructions illustrate neon jobs are now streamlined with the use of linear/square items. You also have a database that is always available when you need to quote any sort of neon job quickly.