Actual food cost in December 2022 in Coquitlam Grill was $27,000, and the standard food cost estimated for December 2022 when preparing the restaurants budget in November 2022 was $22,000. The food sales at Coquitlam Grill in December 2022 were $89,000. Based on this information, Maria Stevens had calculated that potential savings in percentage in December 2022 were ___% (round the intermediate calculations to two decimal places and the final result to a whole number.)

a.

6%

b.

Cannot be determined from the given data

c.

7%

d.

5%