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BHTM425_Chapter10_End of Chapter Exercises (1)
BHTM425_Chapter10_End of Chapter Exercises (1)
Formulas:
- Selling Price - Product Cost = Contribution Margin per Menu Item
- Total Sales - Total Product Costs = Total Contribution Margin
- Total Contribution Margin / Number of Items Sold = Average Contribution Margin per
- A × B × C × D = Goal Value Where A = 1 - Food Cost % B = Item Popularity C = Selling
Price D = 1 - (Variable Cost % + Food Cost %)
- Total Sales - Variable Costs = Contribution Margin
- Selling Price - Variable Cost/Unit = Contribution Margin/Unit
- SP/Unit - VC/Unit = CM/Unit
- SP% - VC% = CM%
- 100% - VC% = CM%
- Fixed Costs / Contribution Margin % = Break-Even Point in Sales
- Fixed Costs / Contribution Margin per Unit (Guest) = Break-Even Point in Guests Served
- After-Tax Profit / (1 - Tax Rate) = Before-Tax Profit
- Fixed Costs + Before-Tax Profit / Contribution Margin % = Sales Dollars to Achieve
Desired After-Tax Profit
- Fixed Costs + Before-Tax Profit / Contribution Margin per Unit (Guest) = Guests to Be
Served to Achieve Desired After-Tax Profit
- Minimum Labor Cost / 1-Minimum Operating Cost = MSP
- Minimum Labor Cost / 1 - (Food Cost % + Variable Cost %)
- Total Sales / Available Seats = Sales per Seat
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