26 Edible Portion Cost

As you work with yield percentages, you will notice that when you buy produce, the edible amount of what you buy is less than the food you actually buy. In other words, you get less than you pay for. Or, if you want to make sure that the edible portion of what you buy is enough for your recipe, you need to buy more than your recipe calls for. In other words, you pay for more than you get. So when you are trying to determine the actual cost of a recipe, you can use a formula with the yield percent to calculate the actual cost of the food you are buying. Here is the formula you can use:

Edible Portion Cost equals As-Purchsed Cost divided by Yield % (decimal form). Pay attention to the EPC number, if it is LESS THAN the APC, something is wrong! An item never costs less in the cleaned/trimmed form

Remember how to put yield percent into decimal form:

Percent to Decimal Conversion. To convert a percentage into its decimal value, remove the % sign, put a decimal point onto the end of the number, move this decimal point two places to the left, fill any empty places with a zero, remove any "trailing" zerio off the very end of the answer, always have a zero in front of the decimal point if the original value in the question was less than 100%  

Finally, you still need to look up the yield percentages here.

Let’s put all this together. Let’s say that strawberries are priced at $3.49 per pound. This would be the as-purchased cost. The yield percent for strawberries is 87%. This converts to 0.87 in decimal form.

What is the edible portion cost for these strawberries?

E P C space equals space fraction numerator $ 3.49 over denominator 0.87 end fraction space equals space $ 4.011 space. space. space. space 

The edible portion cost for these strawberries is $4.01 per pound, rounded to the nearest hundredth.

If whole pineapple is priced at $2.75 per pound, and the yield percent is 52%, what is the edible portion cost?

E P C space equals space fraction numerator $ 2.75 over denominator 0.52 end fraction space equals space 5.288 space. space. space. 

The edible portion cost for this pineapple is $5.29 per pound, rounded to the nearest hundredth.

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Purpose

To practice finding the edible portion cost of various foods.

Outcomes

By completing this assignment, you will be able to…

  1. Use the formula given to make calculations.
  2. Calculate the edible portion cost when given the as-purchased cost.

Instructions

To complete this assignment…

    1. Use the formula to find the edible portion cost for each item given.
    2. Use the table here to find the yield percent.
    3. Round each answer to the nearest hundredth, if necessary.
    4. Be sure to show how you set up each problem.

 

Tips for Success

To help in the completion of this assignment, make sure to:

  • Convert the yield percent to a decimal number.
  • Round answers to the nearest hundredth.
  • Include how you set up each problem in order to get credit.

Edible Portion Cost Assignment

What is the edible portion cost per pound for:

1) Bananas at $0.90 per pound

2) Apples at $1.06 per pound

3) Apricots at $1.15 per pound

4) Raspberries at $8.65 per pound

5) Figs at $2.18 per pound

6) Strawberries at $3.00 per pound

7) Oranges (to be sectioned) at $0.95 per pound

8) Lemons (for juice) at $1.50 per pound

9) Cantaloupe at $1.66 per pound

10) Sweet potatoes at $1.50 per pound

11) Zucchini at $1.54 per pound

12) Rhubarb at $3.55 per pound

13) Potatoes (old) at $0.26 per pound

14) Pears at $1.33 per pound

15) Carrots without tops at $0.69 per pound

16) Blackberries at $7.10 per pound

17) Blueberries at $1.40 per pound

18) Honeydew without rind at $4.29 per pound

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