When purchasing chicken for an item chicken salad buyers must often determine whether it is more cost effective to purchase bone-in, skin on chicken breast and to take off the skin and bone themselves or just to purchase boneless skinless chicken breast. You will need 5 pounds of edible portion chicken breast. Use the following information to make your determination. Yield percent 68% bone in skin on 95% boneless, skinless AP cost $1.98 bone in , skin on $3.49 boneless skinless