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What is break even for a food vendor at The Ohio State Fair?

What is break even for a food vendor at The Ohio State Fair?. Original blog posting (November 21, 2013). The Ohio State Fair fee schedule for food vendors in 2014 includes:. $10 per linear foot for ground service fees (front footage x depth) 10% of concessions (food sales)

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What is break even for a food vendor at The Ohio State Fair?

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  1. What is break even for a food vendor at The Ohio State Fair? Original blog posting (November 21, 2013)

  2. The Ohio State Fair fee schedule for food vendors in 2014 includes: • $10 per linear foot for ground service fees (front footage x depth) • 10% of concessions (food sales) • $40 per 12-day parking permit • $290 for 100-amp electrical service • $50 per 12-day fair admittance pass (one included with basic rental agreement)

  3. Question 1 Of the fees listed in the schedule, which fees are variable with respect to the number of customers at the booth?  Which fees are fixed?

  4. Question 2 Assume that Star Concessions has a food booth that requires 15’ of frontage and is 12’ deep. Star expects to have sales averaging $3,600 per day for each of the 12 days of the fair.  It has a total of four employees who will work the fair throughout the entire 12-day period. Star pays for each employee’s fair admission and parking.  What is the projected total fee that Star will need to pay to The Ohio State Fair?

  5. Question 3 Assume that variable costs are 40% of sales revenue.  This 40% includes the 10% charged by The Ohio State Fair.  What total sales revenue is needed for Star Concessions to breakeven?  What is the average daily sales revenue needed to breakeven?

  6. Question 4 Using your answers from #2 and #3 above, calculate Star’s margin of safety in dollars and percentage.

  7. Question Recap • Of the fees listed in the schedule, which fees are variable with respect to the number of customers at the booth?  Which fees are fixed? • Assume that Star Concessions has a food booth that requires 15’ of frontage and is 12’ deep. Star expects to have sales averaging $3,600 per day for each of the 12 days of the fair.  It has a total of four employees who will work the fair throughout the entire 12-day period. Star pays for each employee’s fair admission and parking.  What is the projected total fee that Star will need to pay to The Ohio State Fair? • Assume that variable costs are 40% of sales revenue.  This 40% includes the 10% charged by The Ohio State Fair.  What total sales revenue is needed for Star Concessions to breakeven?  What is the average daily sales revenue needed to breakeven? • Using your answers from #2 and #3 above, calculate Star’s margin of safety in dollars and percentage.

  8. For additional news stories to use in the accounting classroom, see the Accounting in the Headlines blog at http://accountingintheheadlines.com/Related video resources can be found at http://www.youtube.com/user/accountingheadlinesQuestions or comments? Contact Dr. Wendy Tietz at wtietz@kent.edu

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