Four different beverages are sold at a fast-food restaurant: soft drinks, tea, coffee, and bottled water.

a. Explain why the type of beverage sold is an example of a categorical variable.

b. Explain why the type of beverage is an example of a nominalscaled variable.

Four different beverages are sold at a fast-food restaurant: soft drinks, tea, coffee, and bottled water. Explain why the type of beverage is a nominal-scaled variable.

Consider the Empire Hotel discussed in Problem 25.1A. The manager of the Restaurants Department complains that sales and resulting earnings for the restaurants are not higher due to the poor reputation of the Hotel Rooms Department. Because the Hotel Rooms Department does not have the best housekeeping staff, the overall reputation of the hotel is slipping. The manager of the Hotel Rooms Department counters that, to keep operating expenses under control and improve ROI, wages for housekeeping have been cut. The manager of the Restaurant Department has requested that other evaluation techniques such as residual income or a balanced scorecard approach be considered in an effort to resolve this problem.

Instructions

Consider which balanced scorecard measures might be useful to the Empire Hotel in evaluating the Hotel Rooms Department. In doing so, identify:

c. How the employees should receive feedback and be rewarded for progress toward achieving the goals.

The Occupational Safety and Health Administration (OSHA) requires food service kitchens to follow safety rules to prevent accidents. Interview your school’s food service director to learn about OSHA rules. Find out how the school reaches its kitchen safety goals.

You can often smelL food cooking even though you may be several rooms away from the kitchen. What process is responsible for the odour spreading through the house?

What is the function of microorganisms in food and beverage production?

Your friend Sam has been asked to prepare appetizers for the university reception. She has an unlimited amount of ingredients and six hours in which to prepare them. Sam can make 300 mini-sandwiches or 150 servings of melon slices topped with smoked salmon and a dab of sauce per hour.

c. Suppose the reception has been postponed, so Sam has an extra four hours to prepare. What is the opportunity cost of making one minisandwich now?

A nurse is caring for a client with dissociative disorder. The nurse tells the client, "Hello, I'm Robin, your nurse. It is 9 o'clock in the morning now. You are in room number 303. My name is Robin, I'm your nurse." What is the most appropriate reason for the nurse to repeat this statement?

On admission to the inpatient psychiatric unit, a client's facial expression indicates severe panic. He repeatedly states, "I know the police are going to shoot me. They found out that I'm the child of the devil." What should the nurse say to initiate a therapeutic relationship with this client?

A) "You certainly look stressed. Can you tell me about the upsetting events that have occurred in your life recently?"

B) "You're having very frightening thoughts. I'll help you find ways to cope with this scary thinking."

C) "Hello, my name is ___. I'm a nurse, and I'll care for you when I'm on duty. Should I call you ___, or do you prefer something else?"

D) "Hello, ___. I'm going to be caring for you while I'm on duty. You look very frightened, but I'm sure you'll feel better by tomorrow."

How is ecotourism helping to protect forests in developing countries?

a) Ecotourism allows for economic development while maintaining natural resources.

b) Ecotourism brings in donations from nonprofit organizations that help fund political campaigns.

c) Ecotourism funds lobbyists to influence officials to make policy changes that reduce deforestation.

d) Ecotourism allows corporate sponsors to purchase land within forests for hotel development.

Build on the company's new system by recommending two more specific career development activities the hotel should implement.

An article in the Wall Street Journal discussed why the hotel workers’ union in New York City was against a proposal for more hotels to be built in Midtown Manhattan: “The union is concerned that rapid hotel development shrinks room prices and profit margins, driving down the wages of its members.” Is the union’s reasoning consistent with the economic analysis in this chapter? Briefly explain.

What challenges resource management in West Africa?

What are the challenges of supply chain management?