When a vendor product is selected for a food item, the food item will be assigned a cost per serving (which can be viewed on the Vendor Product Selection screen). This article explains how the cost per serving is calculated using a food item's weight.
- If Food Item By Weight Has a Defined Portion Size
- If Food Item By Weight Has No Defined Portion Size
- When the Assigned Pack Size Does not Show the Stock Unit Measure
If Food Item by Weight Has a Defined Portion Size
If a food item by weight has a defined portion size, the calculations are as follows:
- The first calculation is to determine the price per gram by dividing the pack price by the total grams of the assigned pack size (total grams = stock units multiplied by stock unit measure in grams).
- The second calculation is to multiply the price per gram by the portion size measure of the food item.
Weight Example 1:
Pack Price / (Stock Units in the Assigned Pack Size x Stock Unit Measure in Grams) = Price per Gram | Multiply by Portion Size Measure of the Food Item (second screenshot below). | Cost per Serving | ||
$46.46 / (144 stock units x 42.5243 grams (1.5 oz) = 6,123.4992 total grams) = 0.0075871651946978 | 0.0075871651946978 x 38 grams = 0.2883122773985164 | $0.29 for 1.0 Each (38 grams) | ||
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Weight Example 2:
Pack Price / (Stock Units in the Assigned Pack Size x Stock Unit Measure in Grams) = Price per Gram | Multiply by Portion Size Measure of the Food Item (second screenshot below). | Cost per Serving | ||
$41.79 / (6 stock units x 700 grams = 4200 total grams) = 0.00995 | 0.00995 x 180 ml = 1.791 | $1.79 for 180 ml serving | ||
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If Food Item by Weight Has No Defined Portion Size
If a food item has no defined portion size. then the system uses a default serving of 100 grams as the serving size. As such, the calculations are as follows:
- The first calculation is to determine the price per gram by dividing the pack price by the total grams of the assigned pack size (total grams = stock units multiplied by stock unit measure in grams).
- The second calculation is to multiply the price per gram by 100 grams to determine the cost per serving.
Weight Example 1:
Pack Price / (Stock Units in the Assigned Pack Size x Stock Unit Measure in Grams) = Price per Gram | Multiply by 100 Grams | Cost per Serving | ||
$34.34 / (24 stock units x 538.641 grams (19 oz) = 12,927.384 total grams) = 0.0026563765723986 | 0.0026563765723986 x 100 grams = 0.26563765723986 | $0.27 for 100 grams | ||
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Weight Example 2:
Pack Price / (Stock Units in the Assigned Pack Size x Stock Unit Measure in Grams) = Price per Gram | Multiply by 100 Grams | Cost per Serving | ||
$21.74 / (1 stock unit x 775 grams = 775 total grams) = 0.0280516129032258 | 0.0280516129032258 x 100 grams = 2.80516129032258 | $2.81 for 100 grams | ||
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When the Assigned Pack Size Does not Show the Stock Unit Measure
Depending on the vendor product, the stock unit measure may not show in Assigned Pack Size. In such cases the stock unit measure can be viewed in the product info window, which is opened by clicking the product name link. In the example below the stock unit measure is 138 grams.
Pack Price / (Stock Units in the Assigned Pack Size x Stock Unit Measure in Grams) = Price per Gram | Multiply by Portion Size Measure of the Food Item (third screenshot below). | Cost per Serving | ||
$41.54 / (125 stock units x 138 grams (second screenshot below) = 0.002408115942029 | 0.002408115942029 x 181 grams | $0.44 for 1.0 Each (181 grams) | ||
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