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Question | Answer |
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Concept of Productivity | the output per worker over a set period of time; |
Productivity | Increases profits |
Increasing Productivity | investing in new equipment, technology or facilities, additional training, or increasing the responsibilities of workers |
Business Cycle | Series of recurring changes in economic activity |
Business Cycle Stage 1 | Expansion, flourishing economy |
Business Cycle Stage 2 | Recession, economic slowdown lasting at least two quarters |
Business Cycle Stage 3 | Trough, low point in a business cycle, transition |
Business Cycle Stage 4 | Recovery, demand increases and businesses respond by hiring supplying more |
Production | the process of creating, expanding, manufacturing, or improving on goods and services |
Exhibit Self-Confidence | Personal hygiene and dress, also shown through relationships and work habits |
Service Marketing | based on an impression of the environment, the staff, and the attention given to the customer |
Product Marketing | based on a tangible product that the customer can use |
Operations | the daily activities that provide successful outputs for the business. Facility management, logistics, scheduling, information management, safety, and security |
Personnel Regulations | are put in place to protect the employees. Health, safety, discrimination, and provide adequate compensation through pay pay and benefits |
Workplace Regulations | put in place to protect workers |
OSHA | (Occupation Safety and Health Administration) a broad set of rules that protects workers in all trades and professions from unsafe working conditions |
ADA | (Americans with Disabilities Act) put in place to prevent employers from discriminating against potential and existing employees with disabilities |
ADA Title III | makes hospitality services make reasonable modifications to policies, practices and procedures to give people with disabilities access to their facilities |
Restaurant Compliance with Health Codes | Food Handler's Certificate and Understand Health Codes |
Price Stability | a factor that can enable economic growth |
Common Stock | a unit of ownership of a company that entities the owner to voting privileges |
Preferred Stock | a type of stock that gives the owner the advantage of receiving cash dividends before common stockholders receive them |
Stocks | attractive as an investment because owners share in the success of the company |
Corporate Bond | a corporation's written pledge to repay a specific amount of money, plus interest |
Government bond | written pledge of a government or municipality to repay a specific amount of money, plus interest |
Buying a bond | lends money to a corporation or government entity for a period of time |
Mutual funds | investments in which investors pool their money to buy stock, bonds, and /or other securities |
Professional managers | work for an investment company; can be beneficial to inexperienced investors |
Giving Directions | Local map, written driving directions, and provided with easily recognized landmarks |
Local sites/events info | pamphlets, posters, a community event listing, local directory or recommentations from staff |
Pre-Departure briefing | Heath, Meds, Baggage, Documentation, Travel Insurance, Currency |
TTY | Teletypewriter; used by deaf clients to make calls/relay service. |
TRS | telecommunications relay service (hearing) to (deaf) |
Exchange Rates | determined by Balance of payments, Economic conditions, Political Stability |
Balance of Payments | a positive balance of payments creates a stable or rising currency |
Economic Conditions | inflation and interest rates can affect a countries currency rate |
Political Stability | a stable political environment creates a stable currency |
Gratuity | is given when the customer is happy with the service provided |
Statistics | used to describe and summarize data in order to make the date more meaningful and easier to understand |
Central Tendency | an estimate of the center of a distribution of values, including mean, median, and mode. |
MIS | Management Information systems |
Portion Cost | Total cost of recipe ingredients/ number of portions |
Total Meal Cost | Add all portion cast for a meal together |
Organizational Buyer | purchases goods for business purposes |
Straight Rebuy | a buyer routinely orders the goods or services from the same vendors as in the past |
Modified Rebuy | where the buyer has had experience buying the good or service but some aspect of the purchase has changed |
Average Daily Seat Turnover | Average number of times a seat is filled during the day |
Average Check | Average food and beverage spending per guest |
Sales Per Square Foot | Sales divided by the size of the property |
Total Sales | the sum of sales, minus discounts |
Gross Sales | total sales plus total sales tax |
Cash at End of the Day | Physical count of all cash in register |
Cash at Start of the Day | beginning balance of cash in register |
Total Cash Revenue | cash at end of day minus cash at start of day |
Total Card revenue | amount collected from credit, debit and gift cards |
Total revenue | total cash revenue added to total card revenue this amount should be equal to the gross sales |