What factors influence stock yield and how can you estimate final yield?

What factors influence stock yield and how can you estimate final yield?

• A. Only evaporation matters.
• B. Yield is constant regardless of cooking.
• C. Evaporation, absorption by bones, and impurities remove volume; estimate by planning for reduction during simmer and tracking yield to adjust future batches.
• D. The stock yields increase with longer simmer.

Answer: (C)