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    Purchase Prices and Cost Calculation

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    Enter purchase prices per menu item to get automatic margin calculation, food cost and menu engineering in Analytics.

    Why purchase prices? Without purchase prices you only know what you sell for – not what you earn. With purchase prices you unlock:

    • Margin calculation – gross margin per item and category
    • Food cost % – what share of revenue goes to raw materials
    • Menu engineering – classification into Stars, Plowhorses, Puzzles and Dogs
    • Profitability reports – in the Analytics dashboard

    How to enter purchase price:

    1. Go to Admin → Meny → Produkter → Alla artiklar
    2. Click the item you want to edit
    3. Enter Inköpspris (kr) (Purchase price) according to your costing routine. For items with variants, set purchase price per variant in Varianter.
    4. Save

    Where does it show?

    LocationWhat's shown
    Analytics → EkonomiFood Cost % in the economy view
    Analytics → Menu EngineeringStars/Dogs matrix based on margin + popularity
    Item detailSimple margin preview based on entered selling and purchase prices
    AI BossCan answer "Which dishes have the lowest margin?"

    Stars/Dogs matrix:

    CategoryPopularityMarginAction
    StarsHighHighKeep and promote
    PlowhorsesHighLowRaise price or lower cost
    PuzzlesLowHighPromote more
    DogsLowLowConsider removing

    Tip: Start with your 20 best-selling items. That alone gives a good picture of your profitability. Update purchase prices quarterly or when supplier prices change.

    This feature is part of Vendion POS.

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