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Soda fountain bar 2 pizza ovens Salad and pizza / dessert bar Approximately 100 square foot commercial refrigerator 2 cash registers 6 video game vending machines Management office with desk and lower-priced laptop computer Staff lunchroom equipment such as microwave, sink, cupboards and refrigerator 20 four-seater tables with chairs Busing cart for transporting dirty dishes from the dining area to the dishwashing area 140 sets of dishes, including cutlery and drinking cups Commercial dishwasher Miscellaneous cooking and food handling equipment like trays, lifters, spoons, pots etcetera The cost of an average of 7 employees on the payroll. All operating costs, such as advertising, rent for a 3,500 square foot facility with male and female washrooms( already installed), utilities, maintenance, and annual depreciation
* If you have questions about startup requirements, or think other startup costs necessary for the business are missing, then make an assumption and state it in the relevant section of the report.
Given Financial Assumptions *
The owner will be granted a loan for the initial startup, repayable over 10 years at current interest rates for small business loans. The owner will use personal funds to operate the business until it generates enough cash flow to fund itself. Essentially, all sales are made by credit card. All credit card sales are paid to the restaurant daily by the credit card company. 2.5 % of sales is paid to the credit card company in fees. Food suppliers give 30 days of trade credit. Inventories are expected to be approximately 10 % of the following month’ s sales. The average meal costs $ 4.00 in materials and labor. The average family spends $ 4.00 on vending machine tokens. Equipment is depreciated on a straight-line basis over 5 years. Managers have health benefits, other workers do not. The company will operate from 10:00 am to 9:00 pm, 7 days a week. The entrepreneur will manage the store and draw a salary. Every shift has one person on the cash register, one keeping the food bars stocked with food, two cooking the food, one on busing and table cleaning, a manager, and assistant manager.