Composite menu item cost calculator

What this calculation means

Composite-item costing sums the ingredient components and selected modifiers included in one menu item. Each row is an already costed ingredient contribution.

Do not count a prepared component twice by entering both its total withdrawal cost and its underlying ingredients.

How to use this calculator

Enter each component or included modifier cost in dollars. Add rows for additional ingredients; leave directly assignable packaging for its separate calculation.

Formula and variables

Composite ingredient cost = Sum of included component costs

Component costUSD

Cost of one included component or modifier.

Dollar amounts display to cents, with exact half-cent values rounded away from zero; intermediate calculations keep full precision.

Understand your result

The total describes the ingredient configuration entered, not every possible modifier combination.

Worked example

Burger ingredient components and selected modifiers cost $2.80, $0.45, $0.20, and $0.30; packaging excluded.

1. Add the four ingredient component amounts: $2.80 + $0.45 + $0.20 + $0.30.
2. The configuration costs $3.75 in ingredients, excluding packaging.

Example result: $3.75

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