purchasing and cost control final chapters 21-26
How fast can wild turkeys run?
25 mph
When a box of crab legs is labeled 10/28, it contains approximately:
28 crab legs per 10 pounds
What is the yield of a 100 pounds of potatoes that are processed into French fries?
55%
How much restaurant revenue in America is spent in fast food establishments?
75%
The highest federal quality grade for frozen breaded shrimp is:
A
Some consultants assume the buyer's role by engaging in what is sometimes referred to as:
negative selling
A manager is considering purchasing of equipment maintenance service from a provider who carries no personal insurance. The manager is best advised to:
not purchase the service because he or she could be personally liable for damages or accidents
Foodservice operators normally purchase high and medium choice grades of beef; the low choice grade is typically intended for:
supermarkets
U.S. Commercial beef usually lacks:
tenderness
Which one of the following is an immature bird?
Cornish game hen
The most common form of meat aging is:
Cryovac aging
Which ability have turkeys lost through breeding for high meat yield?
Flight
Color would be a very important selection factor if you were purchasing:
dinner plates
Which American historical figure lobbied for the turkey to be the national bird?
Benjamin Franklin
How much carbon is added to iron to create professional steel butcher blades?
1%
Renaming fish is sometimes done to increase its:
AP price marketability popularity
What does QSR stand for?
Quick service restaurant
What material comprised the tools Native Americans used to butcher meat?
Stone
Meat and poultry are inspected for wholesomeness by the:
United States Department of Agriculture
Before signing a maintenance contract, the buyer should:
be certain it is available at the times advertised
The bright, cherry red color of meat is sometimes referred to as:
bloom
Which one of the following is an example of a systems sale?
buying a soda machine that uses only one particular type of syrup purchasing a coffee brewer that must be repaired and maintained by the company that manufactured it using a cash register that can accepts only paper guest checks and tapes that are manufactured by one company
A hotel manager may reduce the operating supplies expense if he or she:
buys these products in bulk
An expense item:
can be written off of the current year's income statement
An appropriate intended use for a chicken stewing hen is:
chicken soup
Which one of the following is a grading factor for fish?
color point of origin texture
A whole fish with its entrails removed has been:
drawn
The poultry procurement grades I and II are based primarily on:
edible yield
When purchasing a nonfood expense item, such as sanitizer, you may be given the free use of the equipment needed to dispense the product. This procedure is referred to as a(n):
equipment program
If a purchasing agent must put up a cash deposit for construction services, for security purposes, instead of giving it directly to the contractor, he or she may insist that it be placed in a(n):
escrow account
Approximately 50 percent of the meat sold in the U.S. is graded: none of these
for yield U.S. Prime, or higher U.S. Utility, or lower
A hospitality operator may earn additional revenue by recycling which one of the following items?
grease from the deep fryers cardboard disposable metal items
Which one of the following services would a purchasing agent tend to procure with a bid-buying strategy?
groundskeeping
When a buyer purchases something on the spur of the moment, he or she is making a(n):
impulse purchase
Some food processors use a gas-flushed pack for their poultry items. What is the purpose of this packing procedure?
increase shelf life
When you purchase a long-life item, you must be concerned with its:
initial purchase price salvage value potential trade-in allowance
How long does it take McDonald's to turn a raw burger patty into a ready to eat burger?
just over 60 seconds
Some food processors subject their poultry products to irradiation. What is the purpose of this process?
kill harmful bacteria
Free advertising time granted to buyers if the actual intended audience size is less than the guaranteed one is referred to as:
make-goods
Poultry that will be cooked with dry heat:
should be young at time of slaughter
IQF fish is usually layered on plastic or waxed sheets or placed in plastic cell packs. This form of packaging is sometimes referred to as a:
snap pack
What is another term for shatter pack?
snap pack
A cross-section of a large fish cut from a dressed fish carcass is referred to as a fish:
steak
The purchase price for permanent ware will be very expensive if:
the items are personalized
Original butchers were restricted to practice their trade in only certain areas of a town because:
the waste products of their trade were thrown in the streets.
Which one of the following is a saltwater species fish?
tuna
Which one of the following yield grades indicates the greatest yield?
two
When purchasing vending machine services, the buyer should be concerned with the amount of _____ discounts provided by the vending machine company.
user
Another term for organ meats is:
variety meats
Pork quality grades are based almost exclusively on:
yield
