F&B OPERATIONS CALCULATOR
Food and Staff Cost Calculator
Combine food usage and staff costs for the same outlet and period. See how much sales revenue remains before other expenses.
A free tool from QSolve — running on the Windows and Android devices already in use.
This browser simulation uses fixed formulas and rules. No AI request is made to produce these results.
Synthetic sample figures. Nothing entered here is uploaded or saved.
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Example calculation
Figures and meaning
- Total staff costs
- RM 2,600.00
- Food + staff costs
- RM 5,600.00
- Food cost / sales
- 30%
- Staff costs / sales
- 26%
- Combined cost / sales
- 56%
- Remaining before all other costs
- RM 4,400.00
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What to check next
Review what changed between comparable periods: ingredient usage, staffing hours or sales. A high ratio alone does not identify the cause.
How this is calculated
Food cost means stock used, not purchases alone. Enter employer costs as amounts from your own records, without duplicating wages or benefits. No statutory rates are calculated. Remaining revenue is before rent, utilities and all other costs. Zero sales has no percentage.
Staff cost = wages + overtime + employer costs + benefits. Prime cost = food usage + staff cost. Prime cost % = prime cost / net sales × 100.
Read the result
Review what changed between comparable periods: ingredient usage, staffing hours or sales. A high ratio alone does not identify the cause.
Example figures. No automatic business verdict.
How each tool works & FAQ
Can I enter purchases as food cost?
Use opening stock plus net purchases and transfers minus closing stock, with reconciled adjustments.
Is there a healthy target?
Set targets from your business model. This calculator does not apply a universal industry threshold.