Cash-Flow Rescue Checklist Before Changing Prices
Reconcile dated receipts and payments before treating a timing shortfall as evidence that prices must change.
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Reconcile dated receipts and payments before treating a timing shortfall as evidence that prices must change.
Freeze event scope, quantities, labour, logistics, inclusions and change triggers before handing the record to the catering quote planner.
Build reasoned low, base and high cost cases on one basis, then make a provisional pricing decision with explicit stop triggers.
Understand why markup is measured against cost while margin is measured against selling price, and reconcile both directions.
Compare price and unit contribution on the same period basis without pretending the calculation predicts customer demand.
Compare break-even and target-margin price boundaries on one cost, volume, period and indirect-tax basis without claiming a correct market price.
Trace a payment delay through dated cash, explicit costs and commercial options without assuming a universal pricing response.