Food Business · Batch & Prep Planner
Order quantity becomes a prep plan.
See how fractional and whole batches change ingredient use, surplus and purchasing.
Fixed scenario preview. Choose from fictional worked examples below. This is a separate, limited preview—not the downloadable application. It cannot open or save business data; refreshing resets the example.
30 cookies · fractional batches
$6.25Consumed flour cost
2.5Batches to prepare
$10.00Purchase cash
Order30 cookies
Prepare2.5 batches
Buy1 × 1 kg pack
| Cookies ordered / produced | 30 / 30 |
| Surplus cookies | 0 |
| Usable flour required | 500 g |
| Raw flour required (80% yield) | 625 g |
| Raw stock used | 100 g |
| Shortfall / packs to buy | 525 g / 1 pack |
You consume $6.25 of flour but buy a $10 pack. Do not add the full purchase cash to consumed cost again.
30 cookies · whole batches
$7.50Consumed flour cost
3Batches to prepare
$10.00Purchase cash
Order30 cookies
Prepare3 batches
Surplus6 cookies
| Cookies ordered / produced | 30 / 36 |
| Surplus cookies | 6 |
| Usable flour required | 600 g |
| Raw flour required (80% yield) | 750 g |
| Raw stock used | 100 g |
| Shortfall / packs to buy | 650 g / 1 pack |
Whole batches create six surplus cookies and use more flour. The purchase is still one pack because the remaining shortfall is below 1 kg.
60 cookies · five complete batches
$12.50Consumed flour cost
5Batches to prepare
$20.00Purchase cash
Order60 cookies
Prepare5 batches
Buy2 × 1 kg packs
| Cookies ordered / produced | 60 / 60 |
| Surplus cookies | 0 |
| Usable flour required | 1,000 g |
| Raw flour required (80% yield) | 1,250 g |
| Raw stock used | 100 g |
| Shortfall / packs to buy | 1,150 g / 2 packs |
The 1,150 g shortfall crosses the pack boundary, so purchasing rounds up to two packs. Consumed cost remains $12.50.
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