Example quote: a storefront sign and window graphics

One shopfront, two products, and the square feet behind each line.

Fern & Oak (example) · 8 ft x 4 ft ACM panel, 46 sq ft of window vinyl

Removal of existing graphics 28 sq ft · The old acrylic letters and their adhesive	$126.00
3mm aluminum composite panel 32 sq ft · 8 ft x 4 ft, printed and laminated panel	$704.00
Overlaminate 32 sq ft · Matte UV laminate over the panel print	$102.40
Window graphics, cut vinyl 46 sq ft · Opening hours and the logo, cut vinyl	$644.00
Contour cut 60 lin ft · Around the lettering, 60 lin ft of cut	$144.00
Artwork and proofing 2 hr · Layout, proof and one round of revisions	$170.00
Setup and file prep Once · Press setup and nesting, once	$45.00
Installation 78 sq ft · Panel and window together, one visit	$468.00
Subtotal	$2,403.40
Sales tax 8.25%, on the taxable lines ($1,594.40)	$131.54
Total	$2,534.94

An example, not a price list. The customer is invented. Every rate above is a row from the price book a new storefront sign account is seeded with, and the first thing you would do in the app is replace them with yours -- which is why the total is a shape to compare against, not a quote for your job.

Everything here is square feet, and nothing arrives in square feet

The panel is 8 feet by 4, which is 32 square feet. The window lettering is given as inches on a drawing and comes to 46. Both are priced off the same column in the book, and the only step between the drawing and the quote is a division that a calculator should be doing rather than a person at the end of a Friday.

Setup is once, whatever comes off the file

Press setup, color match and nesting is one line on this quote and would still be one line if the panel were four panels. It is why a reprint next year is cheaper than this job and why a shop that quotes each piece as a fresh job loses the run work.

Fitting is its own measurement and its own minimum

Installation is priced on the area going up, with a minimum that covers the van, the ladder and the parking. On 78 square feet the measurement wins comfortably; on a single small panel the minimum is the whole line, which is the arithmetic behind "we may as well do the window while we are there".