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Product Mix Calculator

Optimize vending machine product assortment by analyzing revenue and margin across snack, drink, healthy, and specialty categories.

Inputs

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Results

Monthly revenue

$2,844.00

≈ 22 pairs of sneakers

Monthly gross profit

$1,539.00

≈ 12 pairs of sneakers

Blended margin (%)

54.1%

Daily revenue$94.80
Revenue / slot / day$2.37
Profit / slot / day$1.28
Snack slots16
Drink slots14
Healthy slots6
Specialty slots4
Other (%)10%
How to Use This Calculator
  1. Enter Total machine slots, Snack allocation (%), and Cold drink allocation (%).
  2. Set Healthy items allocation (%), Snack avg. price ($), and Drink avg. price ($).
  3. Adjust Healthy avg. price ($), Specialty avg. price ($) as needed.
  4. Review Monthly revenue ($), Monthly gross profit ($), and Blended margin (%) (%).
  5. Use Daily revenue ($) and Revenue / slot / day ($) to inform your decision.

How the result changes with Daily inventory turns

Daily inventory turnsMonthly revenueMonthly gross profitBlended margin (%)
0.59$1,398.30$756.6854.1%
1.82$4,313.40$2,334.1554.1%
3.29$7,797.30$4,219.4354.1%
4.51$10,688.70$5,784.0854.1%

What each input means

Total machine slots
Total product slots in the machine. Standard: 30-45 for snack, 8-10 for drink.
Snack allocation (%)
Percentage of slots for traditional snacks (chips, candy, cookies).
Cold drink allocation (%)
Percentage of slots for cold beverages (soda, water, juice).
Healthy items allocation (%)
Percentage of slots for healthy options (granola, fruit, protein bars). Remaining goes to specialty.
Snack avg. price ($)
Average selling price for snack items.
Drink avg. price ($)
Average selling price for cold beverages.
Healthy avg. price ($)
Average selling price for healthy items. Often premium-priced.
Specialty avg. price ($)
Average selling price for specialty items (energy drinks, premium snacks).
Snack margin (%)
Gross margin on snack items. Typical: 50-65%.
Drink margin (%)
Gross margin on beverages. Typically higher than snacks: 55-70%.
Healthy margin (%)
Gross margin on healthy items. Often lower due to higher wholesale cost: 35-55%.
Daily inventory turns
How many times each slot sells out per day. 0.5 = slow, 1.0 = average, 2.0+ = high traffic.

What each result means

Monthly revenue
Projected monthly revenue from all product categories.
Monthly gross profit
Projected monthly gross profit after COGS.
Blended margin (%)
Weighted average margin across all categories.
Daily revenue
Total daily revenue across all product categories.
Revenue / slot / day
Average daily revenue per machine slot. Use to identify underperformers.
Profit / slot / day
Average daily gross profit per slot.
Snack slots
Number of slots allocated to snacks.
Drink slots
Number of slots allocated to cold drinks.
Healthy slots
Number of slots allocated to healthy items.
Specialty slots
Remaining slots for specialty products.

How this is calculated

Worked example, using the default values

  1. Identify Input Parameters
    4 parameters
    Total machine slots = 40, Snack allocation (%) = 40, Cold drink allocation (%) = 35, Healthy items allocation (%) = 15 = 12 input(s) provided
  2. Calculate Monthly revenue
    Monthly revenue = totalDailyRevenue * 30
    2844 = $2,844
  3. Calculate Monthly gross profit
    Monthly gross profit = totalDailyProfit * 30
    1539 = $1,539
  4. Calculate Blended margin
    54.1 = 54.1%
  5. Calculate Daily revenue
    Daily revenue = snackDailyRev + drinkDailyRev + healthyDailyRev + otherDailyRev
    94.8 = $94.8
  6. Calculate Revenue / slot / day
    Revenue / slot / day = totalDailyRevenue / max(1, totalSlots)
    2.37 = $2.37

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