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    Food cost & pricing calculator

    Find the cost of one sellable unit, including your time, then explore a price with room for fees and margin.

    Your worksheet

    The starting values are examples. Replace them with your own numbers. Calculations stay in your browser.

    Include making, packing, and cleanup.

    Allocate market fees, utilities, transport, and equipment.

    After the costs and fees entered above.

    Example estimate

    $4.00

    Calculated selling price per unit

    Total batch cost
    $72.00
    Expected sellable units
    24
    Cost per unit
    $3.00
    Fees at this price
    $0.00
    Remaining per unit
    $1.00

    Price = (cost per sellable unit + fixed fee per unit) ÷ (1 − fee rate − target margin). Rounded up to the next cent. Compare the result with what customers will pay before setting your menu.

    How to use this resource

    • Use a batch you can reproduce. Include only the ingredients used, not the entire package you bought.
    • Count sellable units after your expected waste. A unit might be one loaf, one box, or one bag of six cookies.
    • The target margin is the share of the selling price left after the costs entered here. It is not a markup on cost or a promise of take-home profit.
    • Allocate a transaction's fixed processing fee across the average units in that order. Do not charge it to every cookie if customers buy a box.
    • The estimate excludes sales tax, income tax, refunds, and costs you have not entered. Use your provider's actual fee schedule and confirm your own figures.

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