Money tool
Recipe Cost Calculator
Estimate batch cost, cost per serving, target price, and food-cost percentage.
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- Batch cost
- $60.00
- Cost per serving
- $5.00
- Ingredient cost per serving
- $2.33
- Price at target food cost
- $7.78
- Price including all costs at 30%
- $16.67
Enter tax, spoilage, delivery commissions, and business overhead explicitly when they matter to the selling price.
How to use this recipe cost calculator
- Enter ingredient, packaging, labor, and overhead costs for the full batch, then add the serving count.
- Review the calculated totals, units, and assumptions. Check the inputs and units before relying on the result.
- Change one input at a time to compare another case, then copy or save the result you plan to use.
About this recipe cost calculator
Use the Recipe Cost Calculator to estimate batch cost, cost per serving, target price, and food-cost percentage. Each control affects a specific part of the result.
You can also use it to compare results after changing one input.
Example
Add $28 ingredients, $4 packaging, $22 labor, and $6 overhead for 12 servings to calculate batch and per-serving cost.
Common uses
- → estimate batch cost, cost per serving, target price, and food-cost percentage
- → compare results after changing one input
- → save an estimate for planning or comparison