Price of 5 x 20 cm PCB

Dear Seeed,

Why is the 5 x 20 cm size the most expensive size of all? The area is exactly the same as the 10 x 10 cm board.

X (cm) Y (cm) Area Price Price / cm2 5 5 25 $ 9.90 $ 0.40 5 10 50 $ 23.90 $ 0.48 5 15 75 $ 35.90 $ 0.48 5 20 100 $ 54.90 $ 0.55 <- almost double as expensive as 10 x 10 cm! 10 10 100 $ 24.90 $ 0.25 10 15 150 $ 55.90 $ 0.37 10 20 200 $ 64.90 $ 0.32 15 15 225 $ 78.90 $ 0.35 15 20 300 $ 96.90 $ 0.32 20 20 400 $ 129.90 $ 0.32
I have a 4 x 17 cm PCB (about the same area as 5 x 15 cm) which I would like with a blask solder mask, but that would cost $74.90 for 10 PCBs! That is a bit too expensive in my opinion.

hi there,
because the size below 10cmx10cm is very common,so the price is economical,and this is only for prototype.
if you order large quantities of PCB, the cost is depend on the total area of PCBs.
the black solder mask is a little expensive than other colors, because it is more difficult during the processing.
regards,
dwin