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Chapter 3
| Term | Definition |
|---|---|
| As purchased method (AP) | Amethod used to cost an ingredient at the purchase price prior to any trim or waste being taken into account |
| Butchers yeild test | A method used to measure the amount of shrinkage that occurs during the trimming of s meat product |
| Closing inventory | The value of how much food product exists at the end of a given period |
| Cooking loss test | A way to measure the amount of product shrinkage during the cooking or roasting process |
| Credits to cost of sales | A category of credits including such items as employee meals complementary meals served to guests or grease sales sold to rendering companies |
| Edible portion (EP) cost | A method used to cost an ingredient after it has been trimmed and waste has been removed so that only the usable portion of the item is reflected |
| Ideal food cost | The target cost an operation is aiming for |
| Opening inventory | The value of how much food product exists at the start of a given period |
| Plate cost | The total sum of product costs included in a single meal, or plate Served to a guest |
| Portion size | The size of sn items individual serving such as "six ounces of fish filet" |
| Price -per -person model | Pricing determined by calculating the food cost for all the items included on a buffet and the backup inventory used to replenish the buffet during the service period |
| Productivity | The quality and quantity of output compared to the amount of input such as labor hours needed to generate it |
| Product specifications | Descriptions of the quality requirements of the products that are purchased |
| Purchases | |
| Recioe cost card | |
| Sales mix | |
| Standardized recipe form | |
| Stanrdard portion cost | |
| Yield test |