Determining menu prices
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| Composite (potential) food cost percentage | The weighted average food cost percentage for all items sold, weighted by the quantity of each item sold
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| Contribution margin method (pricing) | Adding the contribution margin (CM) figure to the cost of a menu item to determine that item's price
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| Demand-driven pricing | The theory that an operation can set pricing based on demand for the product or service
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| Factor method (pricing) | A popular formula used to determine menu prices based on the standard food cost percentage, also called simple markup or food cost percentage method
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| Food cost percentage method (pricing) | A popular formula used to determine menu prices based on the standard food cost percentage. Also known as simple markup or factor method
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| Market-driven pricing | Pricing that is determined by the market, which is usually regional
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| Market price | A menu pricing strategy in which the price of a menu item changes based on the current market
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| Markup | The difference between the actual cost of producing an item and the price listed on the menu
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| Markup differentiation | Giving different markups to different categories of food, according to a range of expectations in the market
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| Menu engineering | The process of analyzing the menu product mix, along with the consideration of an item's contribution margin and its popularity
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| Menu matrix | The placement of menu items in different categories based on the popularity and profitability
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| Menu product mix | A detailed analysis that shows the quantities sold of each menu item, along with their selling prices and standard portion costs
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| Price-value relationship | The connection between the selling price of an item and its worth to the customer
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| Prime cost method (pricing) | A method that requires managers to determine the amount of direct labor spent in preparing an item; this number is added to the food cost to arrive at prime cost
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| Q factor | The quotient or cost of all other food items served with an entrée; The cost includes side dishes and garnishes as well as all complementary items such as condiments seasonings coffee creamer and sweetener.
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| Ratio pricing method | A ratio derived by taking the sum of all non-food costs (including labor costs, other controllable cost, and noncontrolable cost), adding it to the target profit, and dividing the resulting number by the cost of food sold in dollars
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| Value perception | A customer's opinion of a product's value to him or her
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| Contribution margin (CM) | The amount left over after the food cost of a menu is subtracted fro, the menu selling price
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