Displaying Costs on a Menu
To display costs on a menu, open the Display Options and select the Display Cost option.
Week-at-a-Glance (WaaG) View - What Costs are Displayed?
Regardless if the WaaG is sorted by menu category or sorted by choice (via the display options), the costs that are displayed are the same, and explained as follows:
- Cost range for the day, which is the sum of the least expensive full choices (e.g., choice 2s) to the sum of the most expensive full choices (e.g., choice 1's).
- By hovering your cursor over the cost range, the cost range for each meal or snack is displayed, showing the least expensive full choice (e.g., choice 2) to most expensive full choice (e.g., choice 1).
Menu Day View - What Costs are Displayed?
Regardless if the menu day view is sorted by menu category or sorted by choice (via the display options), the costs that are displayed are the same, and explained as follows:
- Cost of each item.
- Cost range for meal or snack showing least expensive full choice (e.g., choice 2) to most expensive full choice (e.g., choice 1).
- Cost range for the day, which is the sum of the least expensive full choices (e.g., choice 2s) to the sum of the most expensive full choices (e.g., choice 1s).
Cost Icons for Items on Menu Day View
On the menu day view, when costs are displayed, an item presents with the cost per serving, along with an associated icon: The icons are described as follows:
- indicates true cost of the item because all ingredients are linked with a vendor product.
- indicates estimated cost of an item because all ingredients are not linked with a vendor product. Hovering your cursor over the icon states "Estimated cost due to missing vendor product" (second screenshot below). To troubleshoot a menu item with an estimated cost see Troubleshooting a Menu Item with an Estimated Cost.
Calculation Example for the Cost Range for the Day
For the cost range for the day an example of the calculation range is as follows:
Breakfast:
- Total Choice 1: $2.12
- Total Choice 2: $2.02
Lunch:
- Total Choice 1: $3.80
- Total Choice 2: $4.96
Dinner:
- Total Choice 1: $6.44
- Total Choice 2: $5.63
Total of Choice 1 is the sum of the three meals: $2.12 (breakfast) + $3.80 (lunch) + $6.44 (dinner) = $12.36 (least expensive)
Total of Choice 2 is the sum of the three meals: $2.02 (breakfast) + $4.96 (lunch) + $5.63 (dinner) = $12.61 (most expensive)