One of the most difficult problems in the priniting industry today is to find an adequate and accurate method of obtaining the amount and cost of the ink used on the various productive orders. The method of obtaining these costs outlined here is laid out for use in a large printing plant, which not only buys quantities of finished ink but also has an ink department in which it manufactures a large part of the inks which it uses, thus necessitating the purchase of quantities of dry color and pulp
