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Cost Evaluation Calculator

Work out how many extra bouquets you need to cover a new annual cost, with monthly, weekly, daily and per‑hour targets.

Cover A New Cost

Illustrative example: £15,000 new annual cost and £40 left per bouquet after existing costs

Bouquets / year
375
Bouquets / month
32
Bouquets / week
8
Bouquets / day (open 7 days)
2
Retail / month (£60 per order)
£1,920
£15,000 ÷ £40 = 375 bouquets per year. Monthly, weekly and daily counts round up to whole bouquets. Monthly retail is 32 × £60 = £1,920. This example assumes no VAT is charged; the tool does not calculate VAT.

How it works

  1. 1Enter the new annual cost you want to cover.
  2. 2Add the amount left per bouquet after existing costs, before the new cost. Start with the Arrangement Calculator and allow for any existing costs it does not include.
  3. 3Enter your average order value. Flower cost, days open and hours are optional.

Key controls & outputs

Inputs. New annual cost, profit per bouquet and average order value. Optional flower cost, days and hours.
Outputs. Required bouquets and retail value per year, month, week, day and hour; optional flower value totals.

What Counts As A New Cost?

Typical examples florists model

Part‑time hire

Designer or driver hours (incl. NI/pension) rolled into an annual figure.

Van lease & insurance

Annualise payments so you can see realistic weekly targets.

Rent/rates increase

When overheads rise, show the extra sales needed to hold profit.

Software & tools

Subscriptions for POS, routing or marketing. Check the sales needed to pay for them.

Marketing budget

See expected sales needed to justify a seasonal push.

Frequently Asked Questions

It tells you how many extra bouquets you need to sell to cover a new expense, broken down by month, week, day and hour.
Anything annual: a new hire, van lease, rent increase, software subscription or equipment purchase.
It divides the annual cost by your profit per bouquet and trading days to give daily and hourly sales targets.
Run and save separate evaluations, then open each one to compare its sales targets.

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