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Food Cost
The actual dollar value of the food used in a
foodservice operation
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Bar Transfers
Food to Bar Transfers
The value of items transferred to the bar for making
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amount of food that is transferred from the kitchen to the bar can be significant.
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Physical Inventory
To accurately calculate cost of food sold, managers must take a physical inventory.
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accounting period
Purchases
Dollar value of all food purchased (less any appropriate
Closing inventory
Dollar value of the physical inventory counted at end of the
accounting period
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Food cost
Sales =
$7,000
$25,000 =
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Method Two
Multiply by 100.
.35 = 35%
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will not!
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$1,000
Original sales
Food cost percentage
$3,000
33%
$1,100
New sales
Food cost percentage
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$3,300
33%
$1,000
Original sales
Food cost percentage
$3,000
33%
$ 900
New sales
Food cost percentage
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$2,700
33%
A = Food Cost
B = Sales
C = Food Cost Percentage 1. If A stays the same, and B increases, C decreases. 2. If A stays the same and B decreases, C increases.
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restaurants standard
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percentages are allowed to drop below the restaurants standards, the guests perceptions of value may be negatively affected.
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The cost of employee meals should be (subtracted/added) to the cost of food before computing a food cost percentage.
A restaurants food cost percentage should increase when sales increase and decrease when sales decrease. (True/False) Which best describes food cost as an expense? A. It is fixed B. It is semivariable C. It is variable D. It is noncontrollable A managers job is to reduce the food cost percentage as much a possible. (True/False)
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Opening inventory
Purchases
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