Food and Beverage Cost Control

Get you calculator and try answering the problem below. Australian Premium Sirloin steak is purchased at $280 per kg. If it has to be trimmed and made ready for serving it losses a total of 98 grams per kg. a. What is the cost factor? b. How much is the butchered cost per kg? c. How much is the butchered yield per kg? d. If cooking entails losing another 5% of its butchered weight. What is the cost factor and the final cooked cost of Australian Premium Sirloin? Find the yield weight, yield percentage, and yield cost of the following food products. Item: Flank (Grade A) Thawed weight: 13kg Fat and Gristle: 200g Trimmings: 6239 Cost per kg: $233 Saleable Weight: Cost Factor Butchered Cost: Yield %: Total Loss %