How to figure rates?

[Kerry F]

How does everyone usually figure these rates.  If a job is expedite and very technical/expert and/or video,

how do you figure the page rate?  Do you take the base page rate and expedite it however many days and then add in the video or expert surcharge at the end or to you add on the surcharges first to the base page rate and then expedite that amount?

 

Thanks

[Tricia McLaughlin]

Kerry,

I only expedite on the per-page rate.  I then add the video charge, attendance (if any) and come up with the total.   The way I feel is they were going to get charged those add-on charges regardless of  the expedite anyway.  That was the way I was taught years ago and have stuck with it.

 

HTH,

Tricia

[Marge Teilhaber (TILE hobber)]

Only the base rate (O&1 and/or copy) is expedited.  Then add on the surcharges.  No rush surcharging on the surcharges.

[Amanda Leigh]

I add the surcharges in and then calculate the rate.  The nonexpedited surcharge rate is for the increased difficulty for standard delivery.  If they want it expedited, the price goes up, as the increased difficulty becomes even more so when time to produce transcript is greatly reduced.