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Beverage Cost Percent: The Beverage Cost Percent is a comparison between the cost of making a beverage and the price at which you sell it.

Note: Beverage Cost Percent and Food Cost Percent are very similar ideas.





























Introducing... The Beverage Cost Percent Triangle! $$\mbox{Beverage Cost %}=\frac{\mbox{Cost per Beverage}}{\mbox{Selling Price}}\,\,\,\,\,\,\,\,\,\, \mbox{Selling Price}=\frac{\mbox{Cost per Beverage}}{\mbox{Beverage Cost %}}$$ $$\mbox{Cost per Beverage}=\mbox{Beverage Cost %} \cdot \mbox{Selling Price}$$





























In Case You Didn't Notice... this is essentially the food cost triangle, except that we're dealing with volumes of liquids rather than weights of food items.





























The Situation: is catering a dinner party for the organizers of Lebowski Fest and will be serving $200$ guests a White Russian cocktail. (Of course!) Each White Russian calls for $1.5$ fluid ounces of Kahlua. Due to the size and nature of the event, has decided to purchase $0.75$-liter bottles.

Some Questions of Interest

1) How many drinks can make from one bottle?

2) How many bottles of Kahlua should order?

3) If a bottle of Kahlua costs $\$20.56,$ what is the cost per drink?

4) If charges $\$4.95$ for each cocktail, what is the beverage cost percent?

5) Suppose we wanted a beverage cost percent of $18\%.$ How much would need to charge for each drink?