Yield Percent
Chapters 7-8
APQ and EPQ
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APQ = As Purchased Quantity
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Example: Whole Bananas with the peel on.
EPQ = Edible Portion Quantity
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Example: Peeled Bananas (ready to eat)
Trim
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Trim = APQ- EPQ
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Example: 50# sack of Potatoes
Once Peeled and cleaned the potatoes weigh
42.5#
50# - 42.5# = 7.5# (trim)
Yield Percent Formula
Yield % = Edible Portion Quantity x 100
As-Purchased Quantity
Finding the Yield Percent
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50 # of Potatoes Yields 42.5# of peeled usable
potatoes.
42.5 # = .85 x 100 = 85%
50 #
Using Yield % Charts
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Yield % charts are only approximate
You must do your own yield tests on the
actual product you are using in order to get
completely accurate figures.
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Some factors that affect yield:
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Employee skill level
Size of the product
Condition or quality of the product
Calculating the APQ
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APQ = EPQ
Yield Percent
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Used to determine how much product you
need to buy when you know how much
finished product is needed, and you know
what the yield % is.
Calculating the EPQ
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APQ x Yield % = EPQ
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This formula is used to calculate how much
usable product you can get when you know
the As Purchased Quantity and the Yield %
Assignment For Next Week
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Read Chapters 9-10
Complete Chapter 7 Review Questions
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2-30 (Even Only)
Complete Chapter 8 Review Questions
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2-40 (Even Only)