Question

Larry sells three different popular dinner packages at varying price to appeal to a range of guests these are:

Yellow Rose Package	$29.95
White Rose Package	$39.95
Golden Rose Package	$49.95

Help him complete the spreadsheets and then answer the questions that follow:

	Yellow Rose Package		White Rose Package		Golden Rose Package
	Item	Cost ($)	Item	Cost ($)	Item	Cost ($)
Appetizer	Minestrone	1.25	Onion soup	1.70	Crab cake	2.25
Entrée	Roast chicken	2.25	Braised beef ribs	4.25	Filet mignon	6.50
Side	Yellow rice	0.25	Roasted redskins	0.65	Duchesse potatoes	0.75
Side	Steamed broccoli	0.50	Bacon green beans	0.75	Béarnaise asparagus	0.95
Bread	Dinner rolls	1.00	Basil loaf	1.25	French loaf	1.55
Dessert	White cake	0.75	Almond torte	1.25	Poached pears	1.85
Beverage	Coffee/tea	1.25	Coffee/tea	1.25	Coffee/tea/house wine	4.40
	Total cost		Total cost		Total cost
	Food cost %		Food cost %		Food cost %

a. What would be Larry’s food cost percentage if 100 % of his guests chose the Yellow Rose package?

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b. What would be Larry’s food cost percentage if 100 % of his guests chose the White Rose package?

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c. What would be Larry’s food cost percentage if 100 % of his guests chose the Golden Rose package?

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d. What would be Larry’s total food cost percentage if one-third of his guests chose each of the three different packages he offers?

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Answer 1