For those of you who use them on the computer--is it something that you just punch in all your ingredients for a particular cake and then get a price? Or, is it something that you have already put in all your ingredients for each cake you make and just look at the total?
I have recently made myself a matrix on paper. It involved perusing all my recipes I use for cakes, icings, etc. Then a trip to the store to get the cost of everything. I have broken it down (on paper) for each ingredient in the measurements used. And then added a bit for wear & tear, etc. Is this what the computerized matrix has on it?
Also--when you do a matrix--do you add in a separate column for your time? I didn't and I'm thinking I'm selling myself short.
Any advice is greatly appreciated! I swear--pricing my items is the hardest part of this "business". Once I get them down--I would like to keep them pretty much the same for the duration! Thanks so much!
Lisa
I have recently made myself a matrix on paper. It involved perusing all my recipes I use for cakes, icings, etc. Then a trip to the store to get the cost of everything. I have broken it down (on paper) for each ingredient in the measurements used. And then added a bit for wear & tear, etc. Is this what the computerized matrix has on it?
Also--when you do a matrix--do you add in a separate column for your time? I didn't and I'm thinking I'm selling myself short.
Any advice is greatly appreciated! I swear--pricing my items is the hardest part of this "business". Once I get them down--I would like to keep them pretty much the same for the duration! Thanks so much!
Lisa
