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Chocolate Cupcakes
24 cupcakes
Sound familiar?
Most home bakers are losing money and don't know it
Still using the multiply-by-3 rule?
Multiplying ingredient cost by 3 ignores labor, overhead, and packaging. A $12 ingredient cost does NOT mean $36 is the right price.
Spreadsheets can’t track price changes
Eggs up 8.2%. Butter up 3.2%. Coffee up 13%. Your spreadsheet doesn’t update your selling prices when ingredients change.
No idea if you’re making or losing money?
75% of home bakers use spreadsheets or gut feeling to price. The average bakery food cost should be 25–35% — do you know yours?
The multiply-by-3 myth costs home bakers thousands per year
A $10 recipe cost at 65% target margin should sell for $28.57 — not $30. At 50% margin, it should be $20.00 — not $30. The right formula depends on YOUR margin target.
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Sell at $31.25
ExcellentMargin
60.0%
Food cost
40.0%
Profit
$18.75
What about "multiply by 3"?
×3 price: $37.50 (66.7% margin)
Your price: $31.25 (60.0% margin)
The multiply-by-3 rule overprices by $6.25 vs your target.
Simple as 1-2-3
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