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GrimerGrimer

Could some kind person solve this for me please? Noones in to ask.

The Belvedere Arms takes £11,800 in drink sales and £5,600 in food sales in a week. In the same week the pub delivers £8,496 profit on drink and £3,640 profit on food. The week's sales budget is £16,200.

What are: (To the nearest whole number)

e) Total GP%
143% ?
127% ?
62% ?
70% ?
Impossible to say ?

Cheers

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    Niz
    Niz2 years, 6 months ago #1Show comment toolsReply
    Is someone trying to cheat with their homework :{
    Grimer
    no. im 24.
    whatsThePoint
    is someone a pub manager and trying to get someone to work their figures out
    slamdunkin
    Probably easier to answer if you write out the whole question in contxt

    The Belvedere Arms takes £11,800 in drink sales and £5,600 in food sales in a week. In the same week the pub delivers £8,496 profit on drink and £3,640 profit on food. The week's sales budget is £16,200. This question must be completed Required What are: (To the nearest whole number)
    a) Total Sales
    £17,400
    £12,136
    £21,300
    £29,536
    £18,500

    b) Performance against Sales Budget
    Up by 6.9%
    Down by 7.4%
    Flat
    Up by 7.4%
    Down by 6.9%

    c) Food GP%
    56%
    153%
    65%
    178%
    Impossible to say

    d) Drink GP%
    72%
    49%
    151%
    138%

    e) Total GP%
    143%
    127%
    62%
    70%
    Impossible to say
    expressman33
    a 17,400
    b ((17400-16200)/16200)*100 =
    up 7.4%
    c (3640/5600)*100= 65%
    d (8496/11800)*100=72%
    e. ((8496+3640)/(11800+5600))*100=69.75%
    =70% to nearest whole number

    Edited By: expressman33 on Oct 26, 2010 18:00: correct answers
    cannyscot
    How much of the weekly sales budget was spent on food and drink?
    Grimer
    Thankyou very much. Was for a job application, this the only one that stumped me.

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