Potential Earning with the Snowie Bus
Find our your potential earnings in the shaved ice business with our calculator tool below. Enter some possible price/cost scenarios and watch the calculations show the great profit margins that come from being in the Shaved Ice Industry.
Prices per cup
Supplies Costs
Operational Costs
Major Events
Small Events
Daycares
Businesses
Variable Costs
| Small (8oz) | Medium (14oz) | Large (20oz) | |
| Ice | $0.07 | $0.13 | $0.20 |
| Spoon Straws | $0.02 | $0.02 | $0.02 |
| Styrofoam Cup | $0.02 | $0.04 | $0.08 |
| Syrup | $0.07 | $0.12 | $0.17 |
| Napkins | $0.01 | $0.01 | $0.01 |
| Total | $0.18 | $0.32 | $0.48 |
| Small (8oz) | Medium (14oz) | Large (20oz) | |
| Price per Unit | $2.00 | $3.00 | $4.00 |
| Variable Cost% of Minimum Price | 9.06% | 10.57% | 11.90% |
| Gross Profit Margin | 90.94% | 89.43% | 88.10% |
| Servings per Gallon of Syrup | 64 | 37 | 26 |
| Ounces of Syrup Unit | 2.00 | 3.50 | 5.00 |
| Gross Income per Unit | $1.82 | $2.68 | $3.52 |
Operating Ratios
| Major events | Minor events | Daycares | Businesses | Totals | |
| Events/Visits per Week | 2 | 3 | 10 | 10 | |
| Sales per Event/Visit | $1,000.00 | $200.00 | $120.00 | $100.00 | |
| Total Sales per Week | $2,000.00 | $600.00 | $1,200.00 | $1,000.00 | $4,800.00 |
| 14oz Variable Cost % | 10.57% | 10.57% | 10.57% | 10.57% | 10.57% |
| Less Variable Cost | $211.36 | $63.41 | $126.82 | $105.68 | $507.27 |
| Less Variable Event Fee | $400.00 | $0.00 | $300.00 | $0.00 | $700.00 |
| Sales Tax (0%) | $0.00 | $0.00 | $0.00 | $0.00 | $0.00 |
| Gross Profit | $1,388.64 | $536.59 | $773.18 | $894.32 | $3,592.73 |
| Less Hourly Wages | $320.00 | $48.00 | $100.00 | $100.00 | $568.00 |
| Less Fixed Cost | $84.27 | $42.13 | $84.27 | $84.27 | $294.93 |
| Less Misc. Weekly Expenses | $157.50 | ||||
| Net Profit per Week | $984.37 | $446.46 | $588.92 | $710.05 | $2,572.30 |
| Net Profit % per Week | 49.22% | 74.41% | 49.08% | 71.01% | 53.59% |
| Net Profit 4 weeks (1mo) | $3,937.48 | $1,785.83 | $2,355.66 | $2,840.21 | $10,289.18 |
| Net Profit 13 weeks (1qtr) | $12,796.82 | $5,803.95 | $7,655.90 | $9,230.68 | $33,439.85 |
| Net Profit 20 weeks (summer) | $19,687.41 | $8,929.16 | $11,778.31 | $14,201.04 | $51,445.92 |
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