Say i charge 10 dollar lb would that b what u charge for just preparing the pork or is that what u charge cooking and supplying meat,buns,sauce,and fixing everything
Isn't retail pricing generally double what you, the caterer has paid for the supplies?
You also have to factor in your production time, travel, set-up/tear-down and staff(if any) as well as your skill and expertise should count for something.
Remember when figuring meat cost that there is a loss of weight in cooking. Conventional wisdom says 60% or so yield from raw to cooked. So if your cost raw is $1 your cooked cost is actually $1.66.