Pet Food Math?
All you ever wanted to know about your pet food label in numbers
How much will this food cost me every month?
Part 8
Sticker prices can be a little scary sometimes, but if you understand how to figure out how long that bag will last, it may not be scary at all. Doing a breakdown of the math can help you get an accurate representation of how much the product actually costs you. Ultimately, it’s in your best interests to know how much it costs you to USE a product rather than what it costs to buy it.
Brand A
Cheaper to buy, more costly to use
$70 to buy 24lbs – 310kcals/cup, 4.6oz/cup
50lb dog at 1,000kcals/day
Costs $80.77/mo to use
Brand B
More expensive to buy, cheaper to use
$140 to buy 22lbs – 525kcals/cup, 3.3oz/cup
50lb dog at 1,000kcals/day
Costs $75.00/mo to use
Obviously, a cost per pound or sticker price comparison is of no value when you don’t take all of these other factors into account.
Alright, let’s figure out how to know the cost to use a product each month.
Step #1:
In Part 7 we identified that the example product we’ve been using would last one of our theoretical dogs 43.5 days, another dog 62.5 days, and another dog 111 days (which by the way is way too long… we don’t recommend purchasing anything you can’t use within 45 days of opening).
Let’s pretend that our example product cost $95. We must divide the price we paid for the product by the number of days it lasts.
EXAMPLE #1:
70lb dog
$95 / 43.5 (days that the package lasts) = $2.18/day
EXAMPLE #2:
42lb dog
$95 / 62.5 (days that the package lasts) = $1.52/day
EXAMPLE #3:
22lb dog
$95 / 111 (days that the package lasts) = $0.86/day
Step #2:
Now you must multiply the cost per day by 30 days (or about a month)
EXAMPLE #1:
70lb dog
$2.18 (per day) x 30 = $65.40/mo
EXAMPLE #2:
42lb dog
$1.52 (per day) x 30 = $45.60/mo
EXAMPLE #3:
22lb dog
$0.86 (per day) x 30 = $25.80/mo
YOU MADE IT! Now you know how to determine how much to feed your pet and how much it will cost you per month! If you want to continue with some more math keep digging through our blog pages. We will also show you the math of weight loss and weight gain, ketogenic diets, blending brands and/or types of foods, supplement math, etc!
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Summary of the math in Parts 1 – 8