Food truck monthly profit.

Food truck economics differ from brick-and-mortar restaurants. Lower fixed costs (no restaurant rent) but higher variable costs per day (pitch fees, fuel, setup/cleanup time). Typical food truck nets 10-25% margin vs restaurant 5-15% - truck's mobility lets you chase demand (lunch district weekdays, events weekends).

22 days/month × 150 items/day × 8 price = 26,400 revenue. Food cost 30% = 7,920. Labour 5,000 (1 operator + occasional help). Truck fixed (insurance, permits, loan payments) 3,000/month. Profit 10,480, 40% margin. Strong - well-run food trucks can hit these numbers in busy locations.

Location is everything. Office district lunch spot: 200-400 items/day. Weekend event: 300-800 items/day. Low-traffic location: 50-100 items/day. The same truck at a great location vs mediocre one can earn 3-5x different revenue. Most successful food truck owners travel 30-80 miles/day chasing crowds.

Quick example

With days per month of 22 and avg items per day of 150 (plus avg item price of 8 and food cost of 30%), the result is 10,480.00. Change any figure and watch the output shift — it's often more useful to see the pattern than to memorise the formula.

Which inputs matter most

You enter Days per Month, Avg Items per Day, Avg Item Price, Food Cost %, and Labour Monthly. Not every input has equal weight. Flip one at a time toward extreme values to feel which ones move the needle most for your situation.

What's happening under the hood

Revenue = days × items × price. Food cost = revenue × food cost %. Profit = revenue - food - labour - fixed. The formula is listed in full below. If the number looks off, you can retrace the calculation by hand — that's the point of showing the working.

What to do with a low result

A disappointing result is information, not a judgement. Pick the single input that dragged the figure down most and focus the next quarter on that one factor. Breadth-first improvement rarely works; depth-first on the worst input usually does.

What this doesn't capture

The score is a composite of the inputs you provide. Life context — job security, family obligations, health, housing — doesn't appear in the math but shapes the real picture. Use the number as a prompt, not a verdict.