KENYA · GUIDE 0915 · EDITION 4.7
Name badge production in Kenya: Pricing, Costing and Cash Flow Example
Editorial update: 28 October 2026 · Business planning reference · Review scope
Use one accepted sale unit throughout
Work through a fictional KSh 8,400.00 invoice against KSh 5,780.00 of selected cost lines; distinguish the invoice from collected cash.
This is a planning reference for name badge production. The order below is an invented teaching case. It is not a completed customer job, an operating approval or a prediction of demand or earnings.
The example offer and its boundary
Fictional event badge job: produce sixty adult attendee inserts sized 90 × 55 mm, each inside a matched holder with an appropriate clip. The organiser approves names, organisations and role colours. Purchase sixty-five holders for fit/spares and print a full-size proof. These badges identify attendees only; exclude access-control credentials, impersonation, covert tracking and unsupported breakaway-lanyard or child-safety claims.
Charging basis to confirm: badge. The rates and quantities below are teaching assumptions. Even a previously recorded listing is not adopted here as a current quotation or an earnings forecast.
Itemised arithmetic
| Selected input/activity | Quantity | Assumed unit rate | Selected cost |
|---|---|---|---|
| Holder/clip sets including spares | 65 | KSh 50.00 | KSh 3,250.00 |
| A4 insert sheets | 9 | KSh 30.00 | KSh 270.00 |
| A4 printing | 9 | KSh 40.00 | KSh 360.00 |
| Collation sleeves/bundles | 6 | KSh 25.00 | KSh 150.00 |
| Roster proofing and assembly hours | 5 | KSh 350.00 | KSh 1,750.00 |
| Calculation | Teaching result |
|---|---|
| Selected cost total | KSh 5,780.00 |
| Priced/accepted output | 60 example units |
| Assumed selling price | KSh 140.00 |
| Assumed invoice | KSh 8,400.00 |
| Difference before excluded costs and tax | KSh 2,620.00 |
Batch cost = KSh 5780; allocated cost per sale unit = KSh 96.33; assumed revenue = 60 × KSh 140 = KSh 8400; pre-tax scenario surplus = KSh 2620. Sixty named badges are sale units; nine eight-up sheets give seventy-two theoretical positions, not a guaranteed printer yield. Rates are fictional. Special attachments, delivery, tax and late name changes are extra. Obtain exact holder/sample prices and agree the final roster deadline.
Check cash timing and a weaker outcome
TRAINING-0915: a fictional order for the scoped offer in section 01, using 60 priced units at KSh 140.00 each. Buyer group: conference and employer buyers. No buyer was contacted and no order was completed.
Teaching invoice = 60 x KSh 140.00 = KSh 8,400.00. The selected input lines in section 06 total KSh 5,780.00; their difference from this assumed invoice is KSh 2,620.00 before excluded costs and tax.
For cash-timing practice only, suppose a buyer pays a 30% advance of KSh 2,520.00. The invoice balance is KSh 5,880.00. If the selected input bill is paid before the balance arrives, additional cash of KSh 3,260.00 is needed after applying the advance. The advance is counted once, not again at final collection.
On full collection, total receipts are KSh 8,400.00. Cash against the selected example bill is KSh 2,620.00 before other payments. If a hypothetical 10% increase in the largest selected line (Holder/clip sets including spares) adds KSh 325.00, the unchanged invoice leaves KSh 2,295.00 against that revised bill.
If the customer instead leaves 10% of the invoice unpaid, KSh 840.00 is a receivable. Cash collected is KSh 7,560.00 and collected cash less the selected bill is KSh 1,780.00. This differs from invoice margin; do not spend the unpaid amount as though it is already cash.
The scenario is complete only as a teaching record of the stated lines. Add actual excluded startup and operating costs using file 12, and replace every assumed rate before relying on a quote. Use measured accepted output for the actual invoice; unaccepted output is not automatically chargeable.
For an actual quote, add all relevant excluded costs, use measured accepted output, and compare amounts from the same period. An unpaid invoice balance is not available cash. A deposit held for an uncompleted obligation is not automatically earned income.
References and their limits
Avery: Name Tags and Badges
Manufacturer badge-size/template reference; actual holder, stock and printer dimensions still require a fit proof. Reference check recorded 2026-10-26.
Adobe: Set a print bleed
Print bleed/export concepts; example layout dimensions remain subject to the print provider’s job specification. Reference check recorded 2026-10-26.
ODPC: Personal Data Protection Handbook
Kenyan personal data handling overview; individual legal obligations require confirmation. Reference check recorded 2026-10-26.
Recorded references support only the scope stated beside them. They do not prove current supplier stock, a local quotation, actual buyer demand, operator competence or the feasibility of this particular business. Later editorial changes do not refresh earlier source-check dates.
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