1) A restaurant orders nonperishables every week. The restaurant uses 8 lb of cous cous each week, and management wants a safety net of 4 lb of cous cous in inventory at the end of each order period. If there are 3 lb of cous cous on hand currently, how much cous cous should be purchased for the next week (periodic inventory system)?

Select one:

a.15 lb

b.12 lb

c.9 lb

d.8 lb

2) What is the difference between a periodic and a perpetual inventory system?

Select one:

a.Periodic keeps a constantly current inventory, while perpetual counts inventory at regular intervals.

b.Periodic counts inventory at regular intervals, while perpetual keeps inventory at regular intervals.

c.Periodic keeps a constantly current inventory, while perpetual keeps a constantly current inventory.

d.Periodic counts inventory at regular intervals, while perpetual keeps a constantly current inventory.

3) A restaurant forecasts that it will need to serve 70 three-ounce portions of trimmed green beans tomorrow and the next day (the next order period). If the yield percent for green beans is 91% and there are currently 2.5 lb of untrimmed green beans in inventory (with all of today's needs already pulled), how many pounds of green beans must this restaurant order? (Round up to the nearest pound as the only safety net.)

Select one:

a.14 lb

b.10 lb

c.15 lb

d.12 lb

4) A bistro needs 15 lb of EP watermelon for tomorrow's service. If the yield percent for watermelon is 68%, how many pounds of watermelon must the restaurant order (assuming none currently in inventory)? (Round up to the nearest pound as a safety net.)

Select one:

a.11 lb

b.20 lb

c.30 lb

d.23 lb

5) As part of the receiving process, receiving clerks must check that product quality matches chef's standards; product quantity matches invoice; price and quantity on invoice match purchaser's order and bid sheets.

Select one:

True

False

6) A steakhouse forecasts 250 customers for the next order period. Typically, 22% of the guests order the filet mignon. The chef prepares the filet from whole tenderloins and gets a 73% yield. If each guest is served a 6 oz filet, and the chef expects to have 4 lb of his current inventory of whole tenderloin left on hand when the order arrives, how many pounds of tenderloin should the chef order? (Round up to the nearest pound as a safety net.)

Select one:

a.25 lb

b.18 lb

c.17 lb

d.21 lb

7) It takes a baker earning $9/hour 1 hour to make 100 chocolate chip cookies. The recipe costs $9.25 and uses $1.50 in energy costs. The purchaser can order premade cookie dough at a cost of $29.50; the premade tub yields 250 cookies. The premade version uses only $1.00 in energy costs, but the baker needs 1 hours to make all 250 cookies. What is the cost per cookie for the scratch version and for the premade version?

Select one:

a.scratch $0.1975/cookie; pre-made $0.167/cookie

b.scratch $0.1975/cookie; pre-made $0.4175 /cookie

c.scratch $0.167/cookie; pre-made $0.1975/cookie

d..scratch $0.079/cookie; pre-made $0.167/cookie

8) The following are resources needed for a proper receiving area:

Select one:

a.thermometer, knife, ruler, hand truck, dollies, cleaning supplies, pens, paper, clipboards, calculators

b.well-trained employee, space to receive food, scales

c.purchaser's order sheets, bid sheets, product specifications

d.all of these things are needed for a proper receiving area

9) A caf uses the perpetual inventory system. Long-grain white rice has a par stock of 150 lb and daily usage of 15 lb. Management wants a safety net of 40 lb of rice in inventory on each delivery date, and it usually takes 3 days for the delivery to arrive once the order is placed. What is the reorder point and the reorder quantity?

Select one:

a.reorder point is 65 lb, reorder quantity is 85 lb

b.reorder point is 40 lb, reorder quantity is 85 lb

c.reorder point is 85 lb, reorder quantity is 110 lb

d.reorder point is 110 lb, reorder quantity is 85 lb