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1.7. Do I enter the cost for one ink bottle or for all?

For my HP 3000 CP it costs me $126.00 per color C,M,Y,K. A full
> set of ink costs me $504.00 but we buy them separately as needed. It
> uses all 4 colors all the time (unlike the EDGE which can use one
> color at a time). I have two entries in my Ink Jet Inks - One for Dye
> and One for UV (different Costs). I currently am using the single ink
> cost of $126.00. In order for ESTIMATE to compute an accurate cost -
> do I need to multiply my cost by 4 or does it automatically do this
> for me?

You can input either the cost for one or the cost for all providing the amount of millilitres is also input.

The cost per ML does not change, whether the user puts in one ink bottle or all of them.

As an example let's say the ink bottles are 126 ml to make this easy.

$126 for an ink bottle / 126 ml = $1 per ML.
$504 for 4 ink bottles / 504 ml = $1 per ML.