MDMLFree tools
Free calculators for running a small business. No sign-up.
Food cost, recipe cost, cake pricing, labor cost and startup cost, plus a landscaping estimate worksheet. Each has the formula, the steps and a worked example. They run in your browser, so nothing you type is sent or saved.
The calculators
- Food cost calculatorYour food cost percentage for a period, and the same for one plate.
- Recipe cost calculatorCost per portion from pack prices, with unit conversions and trim loss.
- Cake pricing calculatorA price from supplies, your hours and overhead, per cake and per serving.
- Startup cost calculatorOne-time costs, months of runway and a cushion, against the cash you have.
- Restaurant labor cost calculatorLabor cost percentage, cost per shift and sales per labor hour.
- Landscaping estimate worksheetPrice a landscaping or lawn care job from crew hours, materials and margin.
How to use these calculators
Each page answers one question and shows the sums, so you can check them.
- Start from the exampleEvery calculator opens with made-up numbers, so you can see what goes where.
- Type your own numbersThe answer updates as you type. Reload the page to start again.
- Note the resultNothing is stored, so copy what you need before you leave.
Doing these sums every week? MDML shows food cost from your sales next to labor on its home screen.See Inventory