Bake Sale Pricing Calculator
Pricing for a bake sale is easy to get wrong when you forget the small costs. Enter the number of items, what each one costs you, what you plan to charge, and the fixed costs.
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How it works
Money from sales is the number of items times the price. Total costs are the cost of each item times the number of items, plus the fixed costs. Profit is the money from sales minus the total costs.
The break-even price per item is the total costs divided by the number of items. Charging at least that much means you get your costs back, before any profit.
Worked example
Selling 120 items at $2.00 each brings in $240.00. After $79.00 of costs, the profit is $161.00.
Questions
What counts as a fixed cost?
Things you pay for once, like signs, boxes, napkins and a cash box. A table rental or a permit fee also belongs here if you pay one.
Should I count my own time?
This page counts money only. Your time and any donated ingredients are left out, so the profit shown is cash profit.
Why is profit lower than I expected?
Usually a cost was missed or fewer items sold than planned. Check whether the fixed costs were counted and how many items actually sold.
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