Determination should include
- recipe costing
- yield testing
- food-cost percentages.
Process/Skill Questions:
Thinking
- What current economic trends influence a menu?
- What is the importance of recipe costing?
- What is the relationship between food cost and recipe yield? How can food cost influence recipe yield?
Communication
- How is recipe cost determined?
- What methods are used to determine the best price from a purveyor?
- How can the quality and quantity of a product affect the cost?
Leadership
- Who determines the cost of yield?
- What leadership skills are needed to meet food cost and yield targets?
Management
- Who determines the selling price of menu items?
- How does one choose the purveyor to use?