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If chili powder costs $0.20 per ounce, what does one cup cost?
3.76 oz/cup. (p 10 BOY) x $0.20 = $0.752/cup
If one #10 can of peas, whole, green, sweet in water costs $7.03, how much would one ounce drained cost?
(BOY p. 49) #10 can peas, whole = 108.65 oz./can = 70.65 oz. drained weight/can
$7.03 ÷ 70.65 oz. = $0.10/oz
One cup of sugar costs $0.35. What is the cost of 5 teaspoons?
$0.35 ÷ 48/cup and multiply 5 = $0.036/tsp.
3 tsp/Tbsp. x 16 Tbsp./cup = 48 tsp./cup
How many cups in a gallon?
16 cups
16 cups in a gallon
16 oz. in a pound
16 Tbsp. in a cup
A case of shredded Cheddar cheese weighs 10 pounds and costs $9. How much does one cup cost?
$9 ÷ 10 = $0.9 per lb. ÷ 4.0 c./lb (BOY p.93) = $0.225/cup
How many tablespoons of ground cumin equal 3 ounces?
4.8 Tbsp./oz. (BOY p. 10) x 3 ounces = 14.4 Tbsp.
Raw lima beans, baby cost $1.87 per cup raw. What is the cost per ounce for these lima beans?
(BOY p. 57) $1.87/c. ÷ 7.13 oz/c. = $0.26/oz
A recipe calls for 3.5 cups of clarified butter. How many ounces of whole butter are needed to yield 3.5 cups, clarified?
3.5 cups butter ÷ 0.75 = 4.667 cups x 8 ounces per cup = 37.333 oz
How many (weighed) ounces of fish sauce will you use if your recipe calls for 10 cups?
(BOY p.81) 10.10 oz/cup x 10 cups = 101 oz.
Tilapia dressed can be purchased for $5.35 per pound. You want to know how much it would cost to serve one filet. So, how much would a 3 oz filet of tilapia cost?
(BOY p.122) $5.35/lb ÷ 0.45 (%Y) = $11.889/lb AS ÷16 oz./lb. = $0.743/oz x 3 oz = $2.229/oz
How many teaspoons of celery seed, whole equal 3 oz.?
(BOY p. 9) 3.90 Tbsp/oz x 3 tsp/Tbsp. = 11.7 11.7 x 3oz. = 35.1 tsp
A #10 can of ketchup costs $9.01. How much would the purchase price of one gallon of ketchup be?
(BOY p. 49) $9.01 / 111.95 oz/#10 can ketchup = $0.080/oz
76.9 oz/half gal. x 2 = 153.8 oz/gal. x $0.080/oz = $12.304/gal
If honey costs $2.5 per pound, what do 3 cup cost?
$2.5/lb. ÷ 1.33cup x 3 cup = $5.60
You have an event that will require you to serve 5,000 dispensed sodas sized at 14 fluid ounces each. If one 5-gallon box of syrup yields 30 gallons of mixed soda, how many boxes of soda syrup will you need to have on hand for this event?
19 boxes
(BOY p.97) 5000 x 14 fl. oz. = 70,000 oz soda
70,000 oz ÷ 128 fl. oz. per gallon = 546.875 gallons
546.875 gallons ÷ 30 gallons = 18.23 box
You are planning an event and you want to serve shrimp. You can purchase a 11-pound box of shrimp, that has approximately 27 shrimp per pound, for $112. You plan on serving each guest 7 shrimp. How much would one serving of the shrimp cost?
$112 ÷ 11lbs. ÷ 27 = $0.377 per shrimp x 7 shrimp/serving = $2.64/serving
If you need 240 mint garnish leaves, how many AP ounces will you need?
240 leaves ÷ 24 garnish leaves/oz. (BOY p. 14) = 10 oz.
One pound of banana chips, dry costs $2.42. How much would one cup of bananas chips cost?
$2.42 ÷ (BOY p.38) Bananas, chips, dry 6.96 c./lb. = $0.347/cup
How many pounds of Rice Crispies will you need to serve 62 portions of 1.5 cup each?
1.5 x 62 cups = 93 cups ÷ 16 cup/lb (BOY p. 59) = 5.813 lbs
A recipe calls for 5 quarts of wine. How many standard (750mL) bottles of wine will you need to equal this amount?
Memorize: 29.57 mL/oz
750mL ÷ 29.57 mL/oz = 25.364 oz/standard bottle
32 oz/qt. x 5 qtz = 160 oz. needed ÷ 25.364 oz. = 6.3 standard bottles
(BOY p.85) 5 x 1.056688 = 5.28 1 L ÷ 1.056688quarts x 5= 4.7317 L x 1000ml/L = 4731.7 ml ÷ 750ml (bottle wine) = 6.3
The AP weight of a beef bottom round is 9 pounds and it costs $3.78 per pound. You are planning to serve this beef bottom round for an event and you will be making each serving of beef bottom round 3.9 - ounces. How much will one serving cost?
$3.78/lb ÷ 0.786 %Y (BOY p.112) = $4.81/trimmed pound ÷ 16 = $0.30 /trimmed oz x 3.9 oz/serving = $1.172/serving
One 3.5 oz. bunch of curly parsley costs $0.86. What is the cost of 1 Tbsp. chopped?
$0.86 ÷ 3.5 oz = $0.246/oz
$0.246/oz ÷ 6.62 Tbsp. Chopped leaves per AP ounce (BOY p. 14) = $0.037/Tbsp.
A 20-pound bag of baker-russet potatoes costs $14. Trim Yield percentage (Y%) for a baker-russet potatoes is 78.1% so, how much does one trimmed ounce cost?
20 lb. X 16oz/lb = 320 oz. X 78.1% (BOY p.33) = 249.92 oz. Trimmed
$14 ÷ 249.92oz. = $0.056/trimmed oz
Sesame seeds, black, roasted are purchased in a box that contains 4 each 2-pound bags, and it costs $100 What would one cup of Sunflower seeds cost?
$3.16/cup
4x2 pounds = 8 lbs.
$100 ÷ 8 lbs. = $12.5/lb
$12.50/lb ÷ 3.95 c./lb. = $3.16/c.
If a 12-pound case of coffee grounds costs $229.80. How much does one fluid ounce of brewed coffee cost? (Note: use 1.5 ounces of ground to brew 60 fluid ounce of coffee)
(BOY p.103) 12 lb x 16 oz/lb = 192 oz. ÷ 1.5oz. = 128 (1.5 oz) servings
Makes 128 pots x 60 fl. oz/pot = 7680 fl. oz.
$229.8 ÷ 7660.8 = $0.03/fl oz. coffee
You need to serve 50 7-ounce portions of lamb ribs, breast bones off. Assume your cooking yield is 88%. How many pounds of lamb ribs will you need to start with?
50 x 7 = 350 oz ÷ .88 = 397.727 oz raw, before cooking.
397.727 oz ÷ 0.914 %Y (BOY p. 112) = 435.15 oz or 27.197 lbs