The Dollar Differential Between the Cost and Sales Price of a Menu

question 13

Multiple Choice

The dollar differential between the cost and sales price of a menu item is called

• A) profit margin
• B) contribution margin
• C) food cost
• D) labor cost

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Definitions:

Businesses

Organizations engaged in the provision of goods or services with the primary aim of making a profit.

Tradable Pollution

A system where companies or countries can buy or sell allowances to emit a certain amount of pollutants, with the aim of reducing overall emissions.

Cap-And-Trade

An environmental policy tool that limits greenhouse gas emissions by allocating emission allowances and permitting the trading of these allowances among emitters.

Market Approach

An economic method that determines the value of a business, business ownership interest, or security using one or more methods that compare the subject to similar businesses, business ownership interests, or securities that have been sold.