Make a quick buck open a takeaway

10 April 2012
Food
They charge
They buy for
Profit
Mark-up (%)

Food Chicken curry
They charge £4.50
They buy for 100g chicken @ £1.75 a kilo = 17.5p plus 15p for sauce = 32.5p
Profit£4.17
Mark-up (%) 1,200

Food Mixed raita
They charge£1.50
They buy for say 10p for ingredients
Profit£1.40
Mark-up (%) 1,400

FoodBoiled rice
They charge £1.75
They buy for75g rice @ £1 a kilo = 7.5p
Profit£1.67
Mark-up (%) 2,233

FoodHot dog
They charge £2.50
They buy for sausage 9p, bun 8p = 17p
Profit £2.33
Mark-up (%) 1,371

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