To convert AP price to edible-portion price per pound, which operation is used?

To convert AP price to edible-portion price per pound, which operation is used?

• A. Divide AP price by EP yield
• B. Multiply AP price by EP yield
• C. Add AP price to EP yield
• D. Subtract EP yield from AP price

Answer: (A)

Converting from as-purchased price to edible-portion price per pound is done by dividing the AP price by the edible yield. The edible yield tells you how much edible product you actually get from each pound of AP item (often expressed as pounds edible per pound AP, or as a percentage that you convert to a decimal). By dividing the price per pound of AP by this yield, you spread the cost of the whole item over the portion you can actually serve, giving you the price per edible pound. For example, if the AP price is $2.40 per pound and the edible yield is 0.75 pounds edible per pound of AP, the edible-portion price per pound is 2.40 ÷ 0.75 = $3.20. If the yield is given as a percentage, convert it to a decimal first (e.g., 75% → 0.75) and then divide. Multiplying by the yield would misscale the cost, and adding or subtracting the yield doesn’t relate price to edible quantity, so those options don’t produce the correct per-edible-pound price.

Converting from as-purchased price to edible-portion price per pound is done by dividing the AP price by the edible yield. The edible yield tells you how much edible product you actually get from each pound of AP item (often expressed as pounds edible per pound AP, or as a percentage that you convert to a decimal). By dividing the price per pound of AP by this yield, you spread the cost of the whole item over the portion you can actually serve, giving you the price per edible pound.

For example, if the AP price is $2.40 per pound and the edible yield is 0.75 pounds edible per pound of AP, the edible-portion price per pound is 2.40 ÷ 0.75 = $3.20. If the yield is given as a percentage, convert it to a decimal first (e.g., 75% → 0.75) and then divide.

Multiplying by the yield would misscale the cost, and adding or subtracting the yield doesn’t relate price to edible quantity, so those options don’t produce the correct per-edible-pound price.