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Overheads Calculator

Where to find it

Go to Settings → Business → Default Overhead and click Calculate overheads.

1. Enter your monthly costs

Enter the average amount you spend each month on each item. Leave an item empty if you do not have it, or click the bin to remove it. Click + Add overhead to add your own items.

If you bake from home or share utilities, enter only the part that is for your business. For example, if the oven is half of your electricity bill, enter half.

Bake Boost adds the items and shows your total monthly overheads.

2. Choose a method

Fixed amount per item. Bake Boost divides your total by the number of items you sell in an average month.

134.34 a month ÷ 14 items = 9.60 per item.

This is good if most of your orders are a similar size and price. The overhead is added to each item, so an order of 3 cakes gets it 3 times.

Percentage of cost. Bake Boost divides your total by what you spend each month to make your products: ingredients, supplies and labour.

1,000 a month ÷ 4,000 cost of making = 25%. A cake that costs 40 to make gets 10 of overhead, so its cost is 50 before markup.

This is good if your orders vary a lot in size and price.

Click Calculate overhead, check the result, then click Save.

What happens next

  • New products get your default overhead. With the fixed method, the Overhead field is filled for you. With the percentage method, the pricing panel shows Suggested: 25% of cost = …, and you click Use.
  • Products you already have do not change. When you edit one, the pricing panel shows your default with a Use button, so you can update it when you are ready.
  • You can always type a different overhead on any product.

Tips

  • Check it every few months, or when your rent or bills change.
  • If you use the percentage method, the amount is set when you click Use. If your ingredient costs change later, click Use again.
  • Your overheads may also be recorded as expenses. That is fine: the overhead in a product's cost helps you set the right price, and your expenses show what you actually paid.
  • New to pricing? Read How much should I charge for a cake?.

Last updated November 8, 2026