Overview: Review the following example and answer the questions that follow. Be sure to include 3-5 sentences of response for each question.
Jennifer Caratini has recently accepted the job as the food service director for Techmar Industries, a corporation with 1,000 employees. As their food service director, Jennifers role is to operate a company cafeteria, serving 800 to 900 meals per day, and an executive dining room, serving 100 to 200 meals per day. All of the meals are provided free of charge to the employees of Techmar. One of Jennifers first jobs is to prepare a budget for next years operations.
In addition to the cost of food products and food service employees, what other expenses will Techmar incur by providing free meals to its employees?
Since employees do not pay for their food directly, what will Jennifer likely use as the revenue portion of her budget? How do you think this number should be determined?
In addition to her know-how as a food service director, what skills will Jennifer likely need as she interacts with the executives at Techmar who must approve her operating budget?
