Which term refers to the price of items BEFORE any trim or waste is considered?

Which term refers to the price of items BEFORE any trim or waste is considered?

• A. Gross Price
• B. As Purchased
• C. Edible Portion
• D. Net Cost

Answer: (B)

As purchased is the term for what you pay before any trimming, trimming losses, or waste are removed. It represents the price and quantity you buy from the supplier, even though parts of the item (bones, skin, shells, fat, etc.) may be trimmed away later. Understanding this distinction lets you relate the amount you actually use in recipes (edible portion) to what you bought (as purchased) and calculate the true cost per usable unit. For example, you might buy 10 pounds of chicken at a certain price, but only 7 pounds are edible after trimming; the AP cost is based on the full 10 pounds, and the EP cost per pound uses the 7 pounds of edible meat. Net cost would reflect waste-adjusted cost, and gross price isn’t the standard term used here.

As purchased is the term for what you pay before any trimming, trimming losses, or waste are removed. It represents the price and quantity you buy from the supplier, even though parts of the item (bones, skin, shells, fat, etc.) may be trimmed away later. Understanding this distinction lets you relate the amount you actually use in recipes (edible portion) to what you bought (as purchased) and calculate the true cost per usable unit. For example, you might buy 10 pounds of chicken at a certain price, but only 7 pounds are edible after trimming; the AP cost is based on the full 10 pounds, and the EP cost per pound uses the 7 pounds of edible meat. Net cost would reflect waste-adjusted cost, and gross price isn’t the standard term used here.