ABV Calculator
Estimate a beverage’s alcohol by volume from its original and final specific gravity readings using the standard gravity-difference approximation.
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Decision-support tools for sizing, cost, capacity, runtime, ownership, and other practical planning questions.
Alcohol Dilution Calculator
Estimate the final alcohol by volume (ABV) after adding water to a measured beverage, assuming the beverage volume and alcohol volume are additive.
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Average Check Calculator
Estimate average sales per guest visit from gross sales, completed guest visits, complimentary sales, and discounts. The calculation subtracts comps and discounts from gross sales, then divides by guest visits.
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Bar Beverage Batch Volume Calculator
Estimate the total liquid volume needed for a bar beverage batch from the number of servings and the volume per serving. The result is expressed in liters and assumes each serving uses the same measured volume, with no allowance for dilution, spillage, or container headspace.
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Bar Garnish Cost Per Drink Calculator
Estimate the ingredient cost of the garnish used for one drink by dividing the pack cost by its yield and multiplying by the number of garnishes used per drink.
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Bar Glassware Inventory Calculator
Estimate the total number of glasses needed for a service period from its days, daily servings, and glasses used per serving.
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Bar Ice Usage Calculator
Estimate the mass of ice needed for a planned number of drinks using your average ice amount per drink. The estimate assumes the supplied rate represents the ice used in each drink and excludes separate service, chilling, and melt allowances.
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Bar Opening Inventory Cost Calculator
Estimate the purchase cost of opening inventory by multiplying the number of items by the units purchased per item and the cost per unit. Enter quantities and prices in consistent units. This estimate excludes taxes, delivery, equipment, and other opening expenses.
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Bar Staff Shift Hours Calculator
Estimate total staff hours across a weekly bar shift plan by multiplying the number of staff by hours per shift and shifts per week.
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Bar Table Seating Capacity Calculator
Estimate the total number of seats provided by a group of bar tables by multiplying the number of tables by seats per table.
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Beverage Cost Percentage Calculator
Calculate beverage cost percentage by comparing beverage inventory cost with beverage sales for the same period. Enter both amounts in dollars.
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Bill Split Calculator
Divide a shared restaurant bill evenly among guests, with an optional tip percentage applied to the bill before splitting.
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Catering Food Quantity Calculator
Estimate the total food quantity for an event from the guest count and planned serving size per guest. The estimate assumes every guest receives the same amount and does not account for menu variety, waste, or service style.
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Catering Price Calculator
Estimate a catering quote from guest count, per-person food cost, service hours, staffing cost, and a service complexity factor. The estimate uses a simple worksheet model and excludes taxes, rentals, travel, and other costs unless you include them in the inputs.
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Cocktail Batch Calculator
Scale a cocktail recipe to a batch by calculating the total volume of each ingredient from the per-drink amounts and planned servings.
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Cocktail Batch Serving Calculator
Estimate how many servings a cocktail batch makes by dividing its total volume in milliliters by the volume of one serving.
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Cocktail Cost Per Serving Calculator
Estimate the ingredient cost of one cocktail serving from the quantities and prices you enter. This estimate covers listed drink ingredients and does not include labor, ice, garnish, overhead, or other operating costs unless you account for them in an ingredient entry.
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Cocktail Strength Calculator
Estimate a cocktail's alcohol by volume (ABV) from the measured volumes and ABV of its alcoholic ingredients, with an optional dilution volume for melted ice or added water.
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Critical Path Duration Calculator
Estimate total project duration from a simplified chain of sequential tasks and a separate chain that runs in parallel. Enter each chain's task durations in days. The result is the longer chain, assuming tasks within each chain are sequential, both chains start together, and there are no dependencies between them.
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Drink Alcohol Percentage Calculator
Estimate the alcohol by volume (ABV) of a mixed drink from the volume and ABV of each alcoholic ingredient. The result is a volume-weighted estimate and does not account for volume changes during mixing.
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Drink Price Calculator
Estimate a beverage's menu price from ingredient cost, preparation time, overhead, and target markup. The estimate uses a simple cost-plus model and does not account for taxes or venue-specific pricing rules.
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Drink Pricing Calculator
Estimate a menu price per drink from ingredient cost, preparation labor, overhead, and a target gross margin. This worksheet assumes those costs are per serving and does not account for taxes or variable demand.
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Food Cost Percentage Calculator
Estimate a dish's ingredient cost as a percentage of its menu price using the ingredient costs and selling price you enter. This worksheet covers ingredients only and does not include labor, overhead, waste beyond your entered costs, or taxes.
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Food Truck Startup Cost Calculator
Estimate one-time food truck startup costs from the truck purchase, kitchen equipment, permits, initial inventory, and a contingency allowance. This planning estimate does not include ongoing operating expenses.
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Food Truck Profit Calculator
Estimate operating profit for a food truck over a chosen period by subtracting food and packaging costs, labor, location and permit costs, and other operating costs from sales revenue. Enter every amount for the same period. This simple estimate excludes taxes, financing, depreciation, and owner compensation unless included in other operating costs.
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Full Time Equivalent Calculator
Convert planned work hours into full-time equivalent (FTE) staffing by comparing total hours with the standard full-time hours for the same period.
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Hourly Labor Cost Calculator
Estimate the employer's hourly labor cost per employee by adding base pay, employer payroll taxes, and hourly benefits. Enter costs as amounts per paid work hour; this simple estimate excludes other overhead and does not adjust for unpaid time.
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Liquor Pour Cost Calculator
Estimate the liquor cost percentage for a serving by comparing the ingredient cost of the pour with its menu price. Enter the bottle price, bottle size, pour size, and menu price. The estimate assumes a uniform pour and excludes waste, taxes, and other operating costs.
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Meeting Cost Calculator
Estimate the direct labor cost of a meeting from attendee count, average hourly compensation, meeting duration, and a preparation-time allowance. The estimate uses the same average rate for meeting and preparation time and excludes overhead and other costs.
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Menu Price from Plate Cost and Target Food Cost
Estimate a menu price by dividing ingredient cost per serving by a target food-cost percentage, then applying an optional service adjustment. This worksheet assumes the percentage is entered as a number from 10 to 100 and does not account for labor, overhead, tax, or market positioning.
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Overtime Pay Calculator
Estimate gross overtime pay from an hourly rate, overtime hours, and the overtime pay multiplier you enter.
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Plate Cost and Food Cost Percentage Calculator
Estimate a prepared plate's ingredient cost and food cost percentage from the quantities and unit costs of its ingredients, plus its menu price. This worksheet assumes each quantity and unit cost use matching units and excludes labor, overhead, waste, and other operating costs.
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Pour Cost Calculator
Estimate liquor cost per drink and its share of the drink's selling price using bottle cost, bottle volume, pour volume, and selling price. Bottle and pour volumes must use the same units. This single-drink estimate does not account for inventory changes, waste, comps, or other operating costs.
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Proof to ABV Converter
Convert a spirit's proof value to alcohol by volume (ABV) using the standard U.S. relationship: proof is twice the ABV percentage.
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Recipe Cost Per Serving Calculator
Estimate the ingredient cost of a recipe per serving from batch ingredient spending and the number of portions. This worksheet treats the entered ingredient total as the full batch cost and does not include labor, overhead, waste, or sales tax.
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Restaurant Break-Even Sales Calculator
Estimate the sales revenue needed to cover fixed costs for a stated period and variable costs expressed as a share of sales. This simple model assumes one blended variable-cost percentage and does not forecast profit beyond break-even.
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Restaurant Monthly Operating Budget Calculator
Estimate a restaurant's monthly operating budget by combining projected sales with food and labor cost percentages, then adding monthly occupancy and other operating costs.
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Restaurant Labor Cost Calculator
Estimate labor cost as a percentage of sales using total staff hours, average hourly wage, payroll burden, and sales for the same period.
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Restaurant Payroll Cost Calculator
Estimate weekly gross hourly wages and employer payroll cost for a restaurant team using employee count, average hours, average hourly pay, and your own employer payroll load estimate. This planning worksheet does not calculate employee withholding, tips, or jurisdiction-specific payroll taxes.
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Restaurant Profit Margin Calculator
Estimate restaurant profit margin from revenue and operating costs entered for the same period. The result is operating profit as a percentage of revenue, before taxes, interest, and owner distributions.
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Restaurant Seating Capacity Calculator
Estimate a restaurant's theoretical seating capacity from usable dining area, area allowance per seat, and the share of dining space assigned to tables and chairs. This planning estimate does not determine code-compliant occupancy.
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Timesheet Hours Calculator
Calculate total work hours from daily start and end times, subtracting an unpaid break. Enter elapsed hours and minutes for the shift and break. This calculator assumes one continuous shift and does not calculate pay, overtime, or calendar-based schedules.
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Tip Calculator
Calculate a suggested tip and total bill from the bill amount, tip rate, and number of people sharing the bill.
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Tip Out Calculator
Estimate how much a server tips out to support staff from eligible sales, a selected tip-out rate, and hours worked. This simple model applies one rate to the sales entered and divides the estimated pool by eligible hours.
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Tip Pool Calculator
Estimate each team member’s share of a shared tip pool by dividing eligible tips in proportion to each person’s hours worked. This simple model assumes all entered tips are pooled and hours are the only allocation factor.
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Sprint Velocity Calculator
Estimate a team's average sprint velocity from completed work across recent sprints, expressed as story points per sprint.
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Weighted Average Calculator
Calculate a weighted average from up to three project scores and their relative importance weights. The result is the sum of each score multiplied by its weight, divided by the sum of the weights.
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Wine Alcohol Content Calculator
Estimate a wine's alcohol by volume from its starting and final specific gravity readings using a simple fermentation calculation.
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Wine Per Person Calculator
Estimate the wine needed for an event from guest count, event duration, the share of guests expected to drink wine, and the estimated glasses each wine drinker will have per hour. Assumes five 5-ounce glasses per standard 750 mL bottle.
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Weekly Working Hours Calculator
Estimate weekly working hours by subtracting unpaid break time from scheduled hours per workday, then multiplying by workdays per week. This simple estimate assumes the same schedule each workday.
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