A Food Service Operation Experienced a 10% Decline in Volume

question 16

Multiple Choice

A food service operation experienced a 10% decline in volume this month when compared to the previous month. If the reduction in volume was anticipated and scheduled for properly, the operation's

• A) fixed and variable labor cost percentages will decrease.
• B) fixed and variable labor cost percentages will increase.
• C) fixed labor cost percentage will increase and its variable cost percentage will stay the same.
• D) fixed labor cost percentage will decrease and its variable cost percentage will stay the same.

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Definitions:

Somatic Nervous System

Part of the peripheral nervous system associated with the voluntary control of body movements via skeletal muscles.

Nervous System

The network of nerve cells and fibers that transmits nerve impulses between parts of the body, responsible for coordinating bodily functions and responding to internal and external stimuli.

Neurotransmitter

A neurotransmitter is a chemical substance released at the end of a nerve fiber by the arrival of a nerve impulse, facilitating the transmission of impulses across a synapse to another nerve, muscle, or gland.

Neuron

A nerve cell that transmits nerve impulses as the basic functional unit of the nervous system.