150-seat restaurant $8,000,000 is needed to construct the restaurant; no additional investment is needed in working capital The owners have 4,000,000 in cash and borrow the rest from the bank at 6% The projected average seat turnover is 3 (use 320 days open in a year) The stockholders require a 10% return on their investment annually The restaurant pays income taxes at the rate of 30% The restaurant’s estimated undistributed expenses, not including income taxes, total $2,000,000 The forecasted cost of food sold is 28 percent of sales

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  • 150-seat restaurant
  • $8,000,000 is needed to construct the restaurant; no additional investment is needed in working capital
  • The owners have 4,000,000 in cash and borrow the rest from the bank at 6%
  • The projected average seat turnover is 3 (use 320 days open in a year)
  • The stockholders require a 10% return on their investment annually
  • The restaurant pays income taxes at the rate of 30%
  • The restaurant’s estimated undistributed expenses, not including income taxes, total $2,000,000
  • The forecasted cost of food sold is 28 percent of sales

What are the food sales needed?

$3,904,762
$3,000,000
2,811,428.57
$811,428.57

 

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