Map variants to recipe quantities and cost

Why the mapping matters

A product formula represents one canonical sellable unit. A variant such as Dozen must explicitly map to 12 recipe units; the system never guesses from the variant name.

1. Open the product’s formulation editor.
2. Find Amount sold in each option.
3. Enter the number of recipe units for each variant, such as 1 for Single and 12 for Dozen.
4. Save option quantities, then review each variant’s cost and suggested price.

Packaging is charged once per product or variant sale. Ingredient quantities and per-unit overhead scale with units per sale, so two dozen-cookie sales use 24 cookie units and two packaging charges.

What customers see

Customers see the variant price configured in the product editor. Cost mappings support your internal margin analysis and suggestions; they do not silently overwrite the storefront price.

Common problems

• Every variant has the same cost: check whether each option has a saved units-per-sale mapping.
• A flavor option changes cost unexpectedly: flavor names do not change quantity unless a form condition or variant mapping explicitly changes the formula.
• Suggested price is unavailable: resolve all ingredient warnings before applying a variant price.

Next steps

• Review product variants
• Set your margin goal

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Plan availability

Plan: Variant cost mapping and Recipes & Costs are available on Free.

Keywords

variant cost, units per sale, dozen, pack size, recipe quantity, packaging cost, margin, variant price