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A fast-food outlet has the following cost structure.Monthly rent on the outlet building = $10,000Monthly wages of each staff = $1,000Let’s say the restaurant manager has three options.Option A: Hire 20 staff and serve 100 customers per dayOption B: Hire 40 staff and serve 180 customers per dayOption C: Hire 60 staff and serve 250 customers per dayWhich option should he choose? (Assume that his only objective is to minimise cost per customer served.)Option AOption BOption C

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A fast-food outlet has the following cost structure.Monthly rent on the outlet building = 10,000Monthlywagesofeachstaff=10,000Monthly wages of each staff = 1,000Let’s say the restaurant manager has three options.Option A: Hire 20 staff and serve 100 customers per dayOption B: Hire 40 staff and serve 180 customers per dayOption C: Hire 60 staff and serve 250 customers per dayWhich option should he choose? (Assume that his only objective is to minimise cost per customer served.)Option AOption BOption C

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To determine which option minimizes the cost per customer served, we need to calculate the total cost for each option and then divide by the number of customers served.

  1. Calculate the total cost for each option:

    • Option A: The total cost is the sum of the rent and the wages of the staff. So, for Option A, the total cost is 10,000(rent)+2010,000 (rent) + 20*1,000 (wages) = $30,000.
    • Option B: Similarly, for Option B, the total cost is 10,000(rent)+4010,000 (rent) + 40*1,000 (wages) = $50,000.
    • Option C: For Option C, the total cost is 10,000(rent)+6010,000 (rent) + 60*1,000 (wages) = $70,000.
  2. Calculate the cost per customer for each option:

    • Option A: The cost per customer is the total cost divided by the number of customers. So, for Option A, the cost per customer is 30,000/100=30,000 / 100 = 300.
    • Option B: For Option B, the cost per customer is 50,000/180=50,000 / 180 = 277.78 (approximately).
    • Option C: For Option C, the cost per customer is 70,000/250=70,000 / 250 = 280.

So, the manager should choose Option B as it has the lowest cost per customer.

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