Ribbons & Supplies
Print yield
The number of cards a ribbon can print before it runs out.
Yield (for example, 250 prints per roll) helps you estimate supply costs. Full-color ribbons yield fewer prints than monochrome ribbons.
More on this in what YMCKO means and which one you need.
Yield is the number to divide into a ribbon's price to get your true per-card cost, not the price of the roll. Full-color YMCKO rolls typically yield 200 to 300 cards; monochrome rolls yield thousands. Higher-volume programs should budget by yield, not by roll.
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