Culinary & Baking Math
Basic
Portion Cost
Cost of a single serving from a batch.
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C_pCost per portion
C_{total}Total batch cost
nNumber of portions
Example
$48 batch, 12 portions: C_p = $4
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Accurate portion cost is impossible without weighing yields — guesswork quietly erodes margins.
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