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1.29. Price difference in RTA with same cap height and vinyl?

> I was estimating a job with 1" letters the first line of copy was By
> appointment only. The rest of the copy was hours of operation, you know
> HOURS, MON - FRI 8:30 - 6:00, etc. Anyway the first line was price in
> Estimate at 24¢ per letter. The rest of the copy was priced at 54¢ per
> letter. I was using the same vinyl for both lines. Why is this do
> you suppose?

There are a couple of factors that cause the price difference:

1. The price is different for "HOURS, MON - FRI 8:30 - 6:00" because there is a slightly higher material cost and production labor due to more letters.

2. Also EstiMate is rounding in its calculations so the rounding/overidden price is different in the two line items, thus contributing to a price difference.

Of course, if you want the price to be the same, you can always override the each price and make it the same for both.