ProStart Level Two Final Exam 2026 – Advanced Culinary Arts & Restaurant Management
Assessment
What is the formula for increasing or decreasing recipe yields? - ANS ✔✔desired yield divided
by original yield
An operation began the month with a $25,000 food inventory, closed the month with $23,000
and purchased $19,000 worth of food products. Food Sales for the month totaled $63,000.
What was the food cost percentage? - ANS ✔✔33.3
An operating budget serves many purposed in the management of a restaurant or food service
operation, including - ANS ✔✔identifying all controllable cost needs, such as labor, food and
beverage supplies
Which of the following costs are MOST impacted by business volume? - ANS ✔✔labor
Which type of forecast uses the number of expected guests to determine purchasing needs? -
ANS ✔✔customer count
Using the food cost percentage method, which item would be divided by the food cost in order
to calculate menu price? - ANS ✔✔food cost percentage
Lease or mortgage payments are considered to be what type of cost? - ANS ✔✔fixed
Which cost is non-controllable or fixed? - ANS ✔✔manager salaries
A restaurant uses the food cost percentage method to price its menu. With a food cost
percentage of 30% for each dish, what should the menu price be for an entree with a raw food
cost of $4.00? - ANS ✔✔$13.33
Assessment
What is the formula for increasing or decreasing recipe yields? - ANS ✔✔desired yield divided
by original yield
An operation began the month with a $25,000 food inventory, closed the month with $23,000
and purchased $19,000 worth of food products. Food Sales for the month totaled $63,000.
What was the food cost percentage? - ANS ✔✔33.3
An operating budget serves many purposed in the management of a restaurant or food service
operation, including - ANS ✔✔identifying all controllable cost needs, such as labor, food and
beverage supplies
Which of the following costs are MOST impacted by business volume? - ANS ✔✔labor
Which type of forecast uses the number of expected guests to determine purchasing needs? -
ANS ✔✔customer count
Using the food cost percentage method, which item would be divided by the food cost in order
to calculate menu price? - ANS ✔✔food cost percentage
Lease or mortgage payments are considered to be what type of cost? - ANS ✔✔fixed
Which cost is non-controllable or fixed? - ANS ✔✔manager salaries
A restaurant uses the food cost percentage method to price its menu. With a food cost
percentage of 30% for each dish, what should the menu price be for an entree with a raw food
cost of $4.00? - ANS ✔✔$13.33
