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Which of the following statements about hotel food and beverage operations is TRUE?
a. Hotel marketing efforts focus exclusively on attracting hotel guests to dine at the property's food
and beverage outlets.
b. Room service is typically the most profitable food service operation in a hotel.
c. The restaurant manager in a hotel has greater decision-making powers than a manager of a
freestanding restaurant.
d. Catering responsibilities in a hotel are generally a function of the marketing and sales department.
✔Correct Answer-d. Catering responsibilities in a hotel are generally a function of the marketing and
sales department.
Which of the following types of food and beverage operations faces the greatest challenge in relation
to food transport and delivery systems?
a. freestanding restaurant
b. hotel food service
c. cafeteria food service
d. concession at sports facilities ✔Correct Answer-b. hotel food service
Which of the following is a support center within a hotel?
a. accounting department
b. the banquet operation
c. the rooms department
d. room service ✔Correct Answer-a. accounting department
Why are multi-unit organizations popular in the restaurant industry?
a. They provide brand recognition.
b. Greater opportunities are available to market throughout broad geographic regions.
c. Business financing is easier to obtain.
d. All of the above are true of multi-unit organizations. ✔Correct Answer-d. all of the above
The principal benefit of point-of-sale technology to a food and beverage operation is its:
a. ability to track, record, and provide detailed financial information.
b. efficiency in tracking guest reservations and matching reservation times with table assignments.
c. speed and accuracy in calculating guest check totals and making change for customers.
d. ability to control deliveries to and issues from food storage areas. ✔Correct Answer-a. ability to
track, record, and provide detailed financial information.
Which of the following resources is available in a limited supply to managers of food and beverage
operations?
a. time
b. facilities
c. money
d. all of the above ✔Correct Answer-d. all of the above
Effective control systems can help food and beverage managers:
a. identify mistakes and plan tactics to correct them.
, b. create a mission statement.
c. identify new menu items to offer.
d. define strategic objectives. ✔Correct Answer-a. identify mistakes and plan tactics to correct
them.
Which of the following statements about the role of standards in the control process is TRUE?
a. Industry averages are the best source of information for establishing standards.
b. Financial standards should always be set on the basis of past financial statements.
c. Standards can be established for revenue goals and sales targets as well as for employee
attendance and safety records.
d. Standards are effective only if they state an expected level of performance for individual
employees. ✔Correct Answer-c. Standards can be established for revenue goals and sales targets
as well as for employee attendance and safety records.
Comparisons between standards and actual operating results should be made:
a. only when problems are suspected
b. during the same time frames (e.g. monthly).
c. as soon as possible after actual costs are known.
d. periodically, but infrequently. ✔Correct Answer-c. as soon as possible after actual costs are
known.
A shopper service is a(n):
a. service offered by many businesses to assist guests who are unable to visit the operation in
person.
b. internet-based buying service that offers managers greater control of the purchasing and receiving
function.
c. system of supply in which vendors automatically resupply the restaurant on a schedule determined
by the food and beverage manager.
d. control tactic that involves observing and reporting the actual operations of a business.
✔Correct Answer-d. control tactic that involves observing and reporting the actual operations of a
business.
Which of the following is an example of an internal factor influencing decisions to change a menu?
a. consumer demand
b. menu mix
c. supply levels
d. competition ✔Correct Answer-b. menu mix
A chicken dinner has a standard food cost of $3.50. If a 30-percent food cost is desired, what would
be the base selling price using the ingredients mark-up method?
a. $11.67
b. $12.60
c. $14.76
d. cannot be determined ✔Correct Answer-a. $11.67
Given the following information, what is the base selling price of the menu item using the prime
costs pricing method?
Menu Item Food Cost $3.40
Annual Labor Cost $200,000
Annual Number of Expected Guests 60,000
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Which of the following statements about hotel food and beverage operations is TRUE?
a. Hotel marketing efforts focus exclusively on attracting hotel guests to dine at the property's food
and beverage outlets.
b. Room service is typically the most profitable food service operation in a hotel.
c. The restaurant manager in a hotel has greater decision-making powers than a manager of a
freestanding restaurant.
d. Catering responsibilities in a hotel are generally a function of the marketing and sales department.
✔Correct Answer-d. Catering responsibilities in a hotel are generally a function of the marketing and
sales department.
Which of the following types of food and beverage operations faces the greatest challenge in relation
to food transport and delivery systems?
a. freestanding restaurant
b. hotel food service
c. cafeteria food service
d. concession at sports facilities ✔Correct Answer-b. hotel food service
Which of the following is a support center within a hotel?
a. accounting department
b. the banquet operation
c. the rooms department
d. room service ✔Correct Answer-a. accounting department
Why are multi-unit organizations popular in the restaurant industry?
a. They provide brand recognition.
b. Greater opportunities are available to market throughout broad geographic regions.
c. Business financing is easier to obtain.
d. All of the above are true of multi-unit organizations. ✔Correct Answer-d. all of the above
The principal benefit of point-of-sale technology to a food and beverage operation is its:
a. ability to track, record, and provide detailed financial information.
b. efficiency in tracking guest reservations and matching reservation times with table assignments.
c. speed and accuracy in calculating guest check totals and making change for customers.
d. ability to control deliveries to and issues from food storage areas. ✔Correct Answer-a. ability to
track, record, and provide detailed financial information.
Which of the following resources is available in a limited supply to managers of food and beverage
operations?
a. time
b. facilities
c. money
d. all of the above ✔Correct Answer-d. all of the above
Effective control systems can help food and beverage managers:
a. identify mistakes and plan tactics to correct them.
, b. create a mission statement.
c. identify new menu items to offer.
d. define strategic objectives. ✔Correct Answer-a. identify mistakes and plan tactics to correct
them.
Which of the following statements about the role of standards in the control process is TRUE?
a. Industry averages are the best source of information for establishing standards.
b. Financial standards should always be set on the basis of past financial statements.
c. Standards can be established for revenue goals and sales targets as well as for employee
attendance and safety records.
d. Standards are effective only if they state an expected level of performance for individual
employees. ✔Correct Answer-c. Standards can be established for revenue goals and sales targets
as well as for employee attendance and safety records.
Comparisons between standards and actual operating results should be made:
a. only when problems are suspected
b. during the same time frames (e.g. monthly).
c. as soon as possible after actual costs are known.
d. periodically, but infrequently. ✔Correct Answer-c. as soon as possible after actual costs are
known.
A shopper service is a(n):
a. service offered by many businesses to assist guests who are unable to visit the operation in
person.
b. internet-based buying service that offers managers greater control of the purchasing and receiving
function.
c. system of supply in which vendors automatically resupply the restaurant on a schedule determined
by the food and beverage manager.
d. control tactic that involves observing and reporting the actual operations of a business.
✔Correct Answer-d. control tactic that involves observing and reporting the actual operations of a
business.
Which of the following is an example of an internal factor influencing decisions to change a menu?
a. consumer demand
b. menu mix
c. supply levels
d. competition ✔Correct Answer-b. menu mix
A chicken dinner has a standard food cost of $3.50. If a 30-percent food cost is desired, what would
be the base selling price using the ingredients mark-up method?
a. $11.67
b. $12.60
c. $14.76
d. cannot be determined ✔Correct Answer-a. $11.67
Given the following information, what is the base selling price of the menu item using the prime
costs pricing method?
Menu Item Food Cost $3.40
Annual Labor Cost $200,000
Annual Number of Expected Guests 60,000
