Domain III: Management of Food and Nutrition Programs and Services: Financial Management Flashcards

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The purpose of the budgeting process and fiscal periods is to give managers a basis for _____ in the estimate of future needs

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Control

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2
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The budget must be ____ and adjustable according to change; usually reviewed monthly

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Flexible

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3
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An _____ budget is a forecast of revenues, expenses, and profit for a specific period of time

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Operating

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The first step of developing an operating budget is to create a forecast of ____ or ____ portion

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Sales or revenue

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The second step of developing an operating budget is to budget ____ (labor, food, operating expenses) related to the projected level of revenue

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Expenditures

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A ____ budget projects revenue and expenses, showing inflow and output of cash

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Cash

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The purpose of a cash budget is to determine if ____ will be available when needed

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Funds

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A _____ budget is used in plant facilities, for equipment, cost of improvements and repairs, expansions, replacements, etc

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Capital

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The capital budget includes expenditures whose returns are expected to last beyond ___ year

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One

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10
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A ___ ___ statement (hypothetical) projects expected income, expenditures, and profit

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Pro forma

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A ____ (incremental, baseline) method to establish line items in a budget uses the existing budget as a base and projects changes for the ensuing year in relation to the current budget

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Traditional

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12
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A traditional budget usually begins with this year’s expenses plus an ____ factor

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Inflation

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13
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A traditional budget is ___-oriented

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Control

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14
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A traditional budget is prepared at one level of ____ or ____

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Sales or revenue

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15
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A ____ ____ budget begins at 0 and must justify each expense (more planning required)

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Zero-based

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16
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One example of a zero-based budget is a ___, ___ budgeting system

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Planning, programming

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17
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With a Planning, Programming Budgeting System, past dollar ____ are NOT the basis of projections

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Allocations

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18
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A zero-based budget is ____-oriented

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Planning

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19
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A ____ budget is prepared at one level of sales or revenue (no expected major change in patient or customer count during the year)

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Fixed

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A ____ budget is adjusted to various levels of operation with varying levels of sales or revenue throughout the year (changes in patient or customer count)

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Flexible

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21
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A flexible budget might account for something like…

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-Closing a floor for renovation

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22
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A flexible budget gives a dollar range for ____ to ____ levels of predicted activity

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Low to high

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23
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A _____ budget details what it costs to perform an activity (how much to supervise the trayline)

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Performance

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24
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____ (fixed) costs are not affected by sales volume (number of people served) and is not directly evident in day-to-day activities

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Indirect

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25
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Indirect costs are required for a business to exist even if it produces ____; cannot be readily changed

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Nothing

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26
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Examples of indirect costs:

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-Rent
-Taxes
-Interest on debt
-Insurance
-Depreciation

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27
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Indirect costs stay ____ within a range of sales volume

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Fixed

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28
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_____ is the cost associated with the acquisition and installation of a fixed asset and how they are allocated over the estimated useful life of the asset

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Depreciation

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29
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____ ____ depreciation gives annual depreciation

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Straight line

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30
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Formula to calculate straight-line depreciation:

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(Value of the equipment (cost) - salvage value) / (# of years of useful life)

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31
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______ depreciation is the total depreciation up to a given date, subtracted from the original cost of the item

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Accumulated

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32
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Accumulated depreciation is included in the ____ assets

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Fixed

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33
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Direct, variable, and flexible costs vary directly with changes in ____ (revenue); directly involved in service to the customer

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Sales

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34
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Examples of direct, variable, and flexible costs:

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-China
-Silver
-Food
-Uniforms
-Laundry
-Repairs
-Benefits

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35
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___-__ costs have both a fixed and a variable component

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Semi-variable

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36
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With sem-variable costs, a portion of the cost will remain fixed regardless of changes in ___ ___

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Sales volume

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37
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Examples of semi-variable costs:

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-Labor
-Maintenance
-Utilities

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38
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Semi-variable costs are divided into fixed and variable components before doing ___-___ analysis

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Break-even

39
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_____ costs are already incurred and cannot be recouped by a new decision or alternative

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Sunk

40
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An example of a sunk cost is:

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The cost involved in studying the merits of a new computer

41
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_____ costs are the amount of increase or decrease in cost when you compare alternative choices

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Differential

42
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An example of a differential cost is…

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The difference in cost between two meal delivery systems

43
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____ ____ is the efficient allocation of people, materials, and equipment to meet the needs of the operating system (can lead to cost savings)

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Resource allocation

44
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The ___ ___ ____ helps plan and control an operation; it identifies the most critical activities in order to best allocate limited resources

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Critical Path Method

45
Q

Food costs are the most readily controlled item, and are subject to the greatest ____ in cost

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Fluctuation

46
Q

____ planning is the most important part of controlling food costs

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Menu

47
Q

The type of service also impact food costs; a ____ menu reduces waste and costs

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Selective

48
Q

____ buying of food reduces food costs

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Group

49
Q

To reduce food costs, there must be receiving control; weight-in and check items against the ____

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Invoice

50
Q

____ and ____ of food should also be tightly controlled in order to reduce food costs

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Storage and production

51
Q

____ portions can be used to control costs and for customer satisfaction; keep records of employee meals

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Standard

52
Q

Labor costs are less ____ than food costs

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Controllable

53
Q

Operating costs usually make up ___-___% of the budget; they include things like utilities, laundry, etc

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12-18

54
Q

____ ____ accounting recognizes a transaction at the time the cash is taken in or released

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Cash basis

55
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____ ____ accounting recognizes revenues when earned and expenses when incurred (regardless of when the actual cash is received or dispersed)

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Accrual basis

56
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A ____ ____ records and reports transactions categorized by account numbers; includes a summary of all expenses and revenues for the month by category (meat, fruit, dairy)

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General ledger

57
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An income statement, profit and loss statement, and revenue and expense statement show ____ results over a period of time (dynamic)

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Operating

58
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Income statements, profit and loss statements, and revenue and expense statements present the income (revenue), expenses, and profit over the course of the ____ ____

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Budget period

59
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Income statements, profit and loss statements, and revenue and expense statements analyze operational _____

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Effectiveness

60
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A ____ ____ shows the financial condition as of a particular date (static); it lists assets and liabilities

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Balance sheet

61
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Examples of assets:

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-Cash
-Inventory
-Accounts receivable

62
Q

Accounts receivable is money ____ to you

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Owed

63
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Liabilities are moneys you ___ to someone

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Owe

64
Q

Assets are equal to ____ + ____

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Liabilities plus capital (equity, owner’s interest)

65
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A balance sheet analyzes operational ____; it is a quick way to view financial condition

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Effectiveness

66
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Financial ____ use formulas to analyze an organization’s financial position

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Ratios

67
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Formulas use data from ____ ____

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Financial statements

68
Q

Financial formulas compare the ____ with similar ones

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Organization

69
Q

Financial formulas also compare ratios with those ____ or with ____ ratios

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Projected; preceding

70
Q

_____ ratios assess the ability to meet short-term debt (pay bills when due)

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Liquidity

71
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Liquidity ratios assess current ____ with current ____ (current: within 12 months)

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Assets; liabilities

72
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____ ____ ratios assess the ability to meet long-term debt (solvency)

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Net worth

73
Q

Next worth ratios assess ____ assets and ____ liabilities (debt to asset ratio)

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Total; total

74
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_____ ratios (asset management) show current effectiveness of inventory control (answers the question of whether you are efficiently using the assets to produce more income?)

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Turnover

75
Q

The inventory turnover rate is equal to the…

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Cost of sales (food cost) / average inventory cost

76
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Cost of goods sold is a measure of how often inventory is ____ and ____

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Consumed and replenished

77
Q

A turnover rate of ____-____ times per month is often desireable

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2-4

78
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A high turnover rate indicates a ____ inventory is being kept

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Limited

79
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A low turnover rate indicates that large amounts of money are tied up in ____

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Stock

80
Q

The daily food cost report (food cost percentage) indicates what percentage of the income was spent on ____ sold

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Food

81
Q

The food cost percentage is equal to…

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Daily food cost / daily income

82
Q

The food cost per meal is equal to…

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Food cost per month / # meals per month

83
Q

Food cost is equal to food ____ plus foods removed from ____

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Purchased; inventory

84
Q

To determine food cost, you need to know…

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-# meals served
-Food purchases
-Foods removed from inventory

85
Q

The ____ ____ is the most commonly used assessment of overall financial efficiency

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Profit margin

86
Q

The profit margin reflects the portion of ____ ____ remaining after paying all expenses

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Sales volume

87
Q

Formula for determining the profit margin:

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Net profit (profit after all expenses have been paid) / sales dollars (revenue)

88
Q

____ includes income from patients, cafeteria sales, and catering sales

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Revenue

89
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The cost of ____ is the cost of raw food and beverages sold

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Sales

90
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The ____ profit is the profit shown after deducting raw food and beverage costs (cost of sales) from sales (revenue)

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Gross

91
Q

The ____ profit is the profit shown after ALL expenses have been deducted from sales

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Net

92
Q

A ____ ____ determines the length of time it will take for the cash inflows from a project to equal the initial cash outlay (how much time it will take for an investment to pay back the organization for the investment)

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Payback period

93
Q

To determine the payback period…

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-Add up the costs of the service
-Add up the costs saved by using the new service
-Divide the costs of the service by dollars saved