How to calculate the hotel fee?

Food pricing is generally based on the gross profit margin requirements stipulated by the hotel, according to the cost of food, calculated by formula.

For example, this dish in kung pao chicken, the main ingredient is 250g chicken, which costs 3.50 yuan.

50 grams of peanuts cost 0.30 yuan.

Other ginger, onion and garlic cost 0.20 yuan.

The cost of seasoning salt, sugar, vinegar, soy sauce, monosodium glutamate, cooking wine, pepper, starch and broth is 0.60 yuan.

The cost of salad oil is 0.80 yuan.

Then the total cost of this dish is: 5.40 yuan,

If the gross profit margin is set at 45%,

Then the selling price in kung pao chicken is: selling price = cost /( 1- gross margin) = 5.40/(1-45%) = 9.81yuan. According to this calculation, the chef will set the price of kung pao chicken at around 10 yuan/serving.