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Internal/External Threats
Discounts
Cost of Labor
Formulas
100

The three digit code on the back of most credit cards

Card verification value (CVV)

100

An internal threat to protecting revenue of a foodservice operation

Employees

100

Managers and owners eat for free

Manager meal comps

100

The amount of money that is spent for employee wages

Payroll cost

100

Desired yield ÷ Recipe yield =

Conversation facor

200

A program for retirement and medical benefits administered by the federal government.

Federal Insurance Contribution Act (FICA)

200

The third component of effective revenue control

Protecting cash assets.

200

Discounts applied to a specific item or is given away with the purchase of an item

Marketing and promotional comps

200

These benefit costs are often used interchangeably.

Labor cost and payroll cost

200

Food cost ÷ Number of days in period =

Average daily food cost

300
Set of guidelines established to harmonize business transactions law across states.

Uniform Commercial Code (UCC)

300

An external threat to food service operations revenue is

Guests/customers

300

DAILY DOUBLE: A meal that is discounted 100%

Comp

300

A program for retirement and medical benefits administered by the federal government.

Federal Insurance Contributions Act (FICA)

300

(Opening inventory + Purchases ) - Closing inventory =

Cost of goods sold

400

DAILY DOUBLE: A data security standards. Technology requirements for retailers and companies that process credit cards.

Payment Card Industry (PCI)

400

Money that is produced to resemble official legal tender

Counterfeit currency

400

Managers may discount a meal because guest is not satisfied

Guest relation discount

400

These costs consume the second largest part of a food service operations budget

Labor cost

400

Average check entrée + Average check appetizer + Average check dessert =

Average check food

500

Contributions are money set aside for health benefits for people age 5 and older, or with disabilities

Medicare

500

When two or more employees work together for dishonest purposes

Collusion

500

Coupons are to be handled as this.

Cash

500

The amount of money that is spent for employee wages.

Payroll costs

500

(Weight of ingredient ÷ Weight of total flour) x 100 =

Ingredient percentage

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