Germination rate testing on the germination table Germination is the process by which an organism grows from a seed or similar structure. The most common example of germination is the sprouting of a seedling from a seed of an angiosperm or gymnosperm.
How to Calculate Food Costs. It's the principal cost of doing business for U.S. restaurateurs. Exceeding the cost of labor, taxes and benefits, food cost consumes up to 35 percent of every dollar made in restaurant sales. Restaurant managers that maintain careful control of the food cost, favorably contribute to a healthier bottom-line.
Define marginal cost and use the information provided in the table in problem 1 to calculate the marginal cost of producing a ton of food when the quantity produced is 2.5 tons per day. The marginal cost of a good is the opportunity cost of producing one more unit of the good. When the quantity of food produced is 2.5 tons, the marginal cost of a ton of food is the opportunity cost of increasing the production of food from 2 tons per day to 3 tons per day.