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Glass price on wine from bottle price

What should glass of house wine cost?

Answer: Wine in glasses should be priced so the glasses together pay for the bottle and give the same contribution as the rest of the menu. An open bottle rarely gives a full number of glasses: some is lost to tasting, cork and remnants that must be poured away. The calculator works out the cost price per glass sold with your own shrinkage and finds the glass price without and with VAT that corresponds to the food consumption the business is aiming for.

Formula

Solgte glas pr. flaske = flaskens cl × (1 − svind) ÷ cl pr. glas

Kostpris pr. glas = indkøbspris ÷ solgte glas

Glaspris uden moms = kostpris pr. glas ÷ vareforbrug (som decimaltal)

Glaspris med moms = glaspris uden moms × 1,25

Flaskepris med moms = indkøbspris ÷ vareforbrug × 1,25 (ingen svind, fordi hele flasken sælges)

Symbols and units in the formula
SymbolMeaningUnit
flaskeprisPurchase price per bottle (excluding VAT)kr
flaske_clBottle contentscl
glas_clServing per glasscl
svind_pctLoss on open bottles (tasting, residues)%
vareforbrug_pctHouse dimension for wine consumption%
=Glass price with VATkr
=Glasses sold per bottle (after wastage)glas
=Food cost per glass soldkr
=Glass price excl. VATkr
=Bottle price with VAT at same goods consumptionkr

Validity and source

Source
Competence objective (waiter): 'pricing of food and menus' and 'advise guests on choice of beverages'. VAT 25% (VAT Act)

Does not apply when

  • Food consumption is the business's own measure. The calculator suggests no standard. Glass prices are normally rounded up to a neat figure on the menu. The price should be shown with VAT on the menu.

Worked example

The calculator's own default values inserted. The figures are calculated with exactly the formula the tool uses.

Substituted

  • Purchase price per bottle (excluding VAT)62 kr
  • Bottle contents75 cl
  • Serving per glass15 cl
  • Loss on open bottles (tasting, residues)5 %
  • House dimension for wine consumption30 %

Giver

  • Glass price with VAT54.39 kr
  • Glasses sold per bottle (after wastage)4.75 glas
  • Food cost per glass sold13.05 kr
  • Glass price excl. VAT43.51 kr
  • Bottle price with VAT at same goods consumption258.33 kr

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Sådan bruger du den

Når husets vin skal på kortet i glas, skal glasprisen betale flasken, også de glas der aldrig bliver solgt. Beregneren regner kostprisen pr. solgt glas med jeres eget svind og finder den glaspris, der giver husets mål for vareforbrug.

Step by step

  1. Find indkøbsprisen pr. flaske uden moms.
  2. Vælg skænket pr. glas og svindet på åbne flasker.
  3. Solgte glas pr. flaske = flaskens cl × (1 − svind) ÷ skænk.
  4. Kostpris pr. glas = flaskepris ÷ solgte glas.
  5. Glaspris uden moms = kostpris ÷ vareforbrug. Gang med 1,25 for prisen på kortet.

Typical errors

  • At dele flaskeprisen med det fulde antal glas. Smagning og rester skal også betales.
  • At regne vareforbruget på prisen med moms. Så bliver glasprisen for lav.
  • At sætte flaskeprisen ud fra glasprisen gange antal glas. En hel flaske har intet svind, så den kan sælges billigere pr. cl.

Examples from everyday life

Husets rødvin

Husets rødvin koster 62 kr pr. flaske uden moms. Der skænkes 15 cl, svindet er 5 %, og huset sigter efter 30 % vareforbrug.

Purchase price per bottle (excluding VAT)
62 kr
Bottle contents
75 cl
Serving per glass
15 cl
Loss on open bottles (tasting, residues)
5 %
House dimension for wine consumption
30 %

It means: En flaske giver 4.75 glass, og kostprisen pr. glas er 13.05 kr. Glasprisen skal være 54.39 kr med moms, så rund op på kortet. Hele flasken bør koste 258.33 kr.

Champagne i glas

Champagnen koster 220 kr uden moms. Der skænkes 12 cl, men svindet er 10 %, fordi en åben flaske mister boblerne. Huset sigter efter 35 %.

Purchase price per bottle (excluding VAT)
220 kr
Bottle contents
75 cl
Serving per glass
12 cl
Loss on open bottles (tasting, residues)
10 %
House dimension for wine consumption
35 %

It means: Der sælges kun 5.63 glass pr. flaske, og hvert glas koster 39.11 kr i indkøb. Glasprisen bliver 139.68 kr med moms.

Rule of thumb

Ved 30 % vareforbrug og 5 glas pr. flaske skal ét glas uden moms koste ca. to tredjedele af flaskens indkøbspris.

How to check the answer

Gang kostprisen pr. glas med de solgte glas. Det skal give flaskens indkøbspris.