INMAN DOMAINS 3 & 4 QUESTIONS
What temperature range is recommended for a dairy refrigerator?
a. 28 - 32 'F
b. 36 - 40 'F
c. 45 - 50 'F
d. 55 - 60 ' F - ANS-36 - 40 'F
Which piece of food service equipment is the least energy efficient?
a. convection oven
b. deck oven
c. steam-jacketed kettle
d. rotary oven - ANS-deck oven
A Dietitian ordering canned goods can be assured of a reliable product if they:
a. buy directly from the manufacturer
b. accept the most reasonable bid
c. conduct a can cutting analysis
d. buy the same brand, grade, size as the last time - ANS-conduct a can cutting
analysis
Which piece of food service equipment may be restricted by a local law?
a. toaster
b. steam-jacketed kettle
c. convection oven
d. garbage disposal - ANS-garbage disposal
What gas is released from a fire?
a. helium
b. hydrogen
c. carbon dioxide
d. carbon monoxide - ANS-carbon monoxide
If you worked overtime and did not get paid, which labor law would help your claim?
a. The Equal Opportunity Act
b. The Fair Labor Standards Act
c. The Equal Pay Act
d. The Civil Rights Act - ANS-The Fair Labor Standards Act
,If a female is hired and does not receive the same pay as a male in the same position,
she can seek help from:
a. The Equal Opportunity Act
b. The Fair Labor Standards Act
c. the Equal Pay Act
d. The Fair Wage Act - ANS-the Equal Pay Act
What is the labor turnover rate if 6 employees in a department of 55 were terminated
and replaced?
a. 12%
b. 10%
c. 9%
d. 11% - ANS-6/55 x 100 = 11%
What is the food cost percentage if the cost of food is $325 and the income is $865?
a. 38%
b. 36%
c. 34%
d. 32% - ANS-$325/$865 x 100 = 38%
If a union member repeatedly arrives late you should...
a. fire him
b. report him to management
c. say nothing to make a note of it
d. forget it - ANS-report him to management
What method of food service is used when one school delivers meals to another?
a. ready-prepared
b. commissary-satellite
c. assembly serve
d. cook-chill - ANS-commissary-satellite
After an outbreak of food-borne in the cafeteria, you discover one of your employees
has an infected cut on his finger. You should:
a. call the state police health office to investigate
b. have the lab culture the kitchen
c. fire the employee
d. send the employee home until the cut has healed - ANS-send the employee home
until the cut has healed
,If an employee works 5 days each week, how many regular employees can be covered
by one relief employee?
a. 1 1/2
b. 2
c. 2 1/2
d. 3 - ANS-2 1/2
How much hamburger will it take to make 300 three ounce patties with a 20%
shrinkage?
a. 52 lbs.
b. 68 lbs.
c. 90 lbs.
d. 70 lbs. - ANS-100% - 20% = 80 %
3 oz x 300 = 900 oz
900 oz/16oz/lb = 56 lb
56 lb/80% = 70 lb
A food service operates with a 35% food cost. If a menu item has a raw food cost of
$1.25, and it takes an employee 45 minutes at $6.00 an hour to prepare, what is the
traditional selling price?
a. $2.75
b. $3.25
c. $2.50
d. $3.58 - ANS-1.00/0.35 x $1.25 = $3.57
An 8 lb. roast beef cost $2.79/lb. The edible portion is 65%. What is the AP price f the
roast?
a. $21.19
b. $22.00
c. $22.32
d. $23.04 - ANS-8 lb. x $2.79/lb = $22.32
The FDA:
I. Inspects meat, poultry, fish, eggs
II. inspects factories
III. enforces the Food, Drug and Cosmetic Act
IV. monitors interstate shipping of shellfish
a. I, II, III
b. III, IV
, c. II, III, IV
d. I, III - ANS-II, III, IV
Find the cost per meal if you serve 120,000 meals, spend $46000 in food purchases
and $1250 worth of food was removed from the inventory.
a. $0.39
b. $0.42
c. $0.37
d. $0.43 - ANS-46000 + 1250 = 5850
5850/120000 = 0.39
How many meals were served per labor minute if 34 FTE produced 3800 meals in one
40 hour week?
a. 2.79
b. 0.05
c. 1.12
d. 0.25 - ANS-34 x 40 = 1360
3800/1360 = 2.79
2.79/60 = 0.05
Which management functions should require the greatest allotment of time by a
production manager?
a. planning and organizing
b. organizing and directing
c. directing and controlling
d. organizing and controlling - ANS-directing and controlling
A cafeteria seats 80 customers. Lunch runs from 11:15 AM to 1:00 PM. Turnover is 2.5
customers/hour. How many can be served during those hours?
a. 125
b. 216
c. 350
d. 550 - ANS-2.5 x 105 min = 262.5
You have been promoted to a top management position. What adjustment in skill is
needed?
a. technical skills decrease, conceptual skills increase
b. conceptual skills decrease, technical and human skills decrease
c. technical skills increase, conceptual skills decrease
What temperature range is recommended for a dairy refrigerator?
a. 28 - 32 'F
b. 36 - 40 'F
c. 45 - 50 'F
d. 55 - 60 ' F - ANS-36 - 40 'F
Which piece of food service equipment is the least energy efficient?
a. convection oven
b. deck oven
c. steam-jacketed kettle
d. rotary oven - ANS-deck oven
A Dietitian ordering canned goods can be assured of a reliable product if they:
a. buy directly from the manufacturer
b. accept the most reasonable bid
c. conduct a can cutting analysis
d. buy the same brand, grade, size as the last time - ANS-conduct a can cutting
analysis
Which piece of food service equipment may be restricted by a local law?
a. toaster
b. steam-jacketed kettle
c. convection oven
d. garbage disposal - ANS-garbage disposal
What gas is released from a fire?
a. helium
b. hydrogen
c. carbon dioxide
d. carbon monoxide - ANS-carbon monoxide
If you worked overtime and did not get paid, which labor law would help your claim?
a. The Equal Opportunity Act
b. The Fair Labor Standards Act
c. The Equal Pay Act
d. The Civil Rights Act - ANS-The Fair Labor Standards Act
,If a female is hired and does not receive the same pay as a male in the same position,
she can seek help from:
a. The Equal Opportunity Act
b. The Fair Labor Standards Act
c. the Equal Pay Act
d. The Fair Wage Act - ANS-the Equal Pay Act
What is the labor turnover rate if 6 employees in a department of 55 were terminated
and replaced?
a. 12%
b. 10%
c. 9%
d. 11% - ANS-6/55 x 100 = 11%
What is the food cost percentage if the cost of food is $325 and the income is $865?
a. 38%
b. 36%
c. 34%
d. 32% - ANS-$325/$865 x 100 = 38%
If a union member repeatedly arrives late you should...
a. fire him
b. report him to management
c. say nothing to make a note of it
d. forget it - ANS-report him to management
What method of food service is used when one school delivers meals to another?
a. ready-prepared
b. commissary-satellite
c. assembly serve
d. cook-chill - ANS-commissary-satellite
After an outbreak of food-borne in the cafeteria, you discover one of your employees
has an infected cut on his finger. You should:
a. call the state police health office to investigate
b. have the lab culture the kitchen
c. fire the employee
d. send the employee home until the cut has healed - ANS-send the employee home
until the cut has healed
,If an employee works 5 days each week, how many regular employees can be covered
by one relief employee?
a. 1 1/2
b. 2
c. 2 1/2
d. 3 - ANS-2 1/2
How much hamburger will it take to make 300 three ounce patties with a 20%
shrinkage?
a. 52 lbs.
b. 68 lbs.
c. 90 lbs.
d. 70 lbs. - ANS-100% - 20% = 80 %
3 oz x 300 = 900 oz
900 oz/16oz/lb = 56 lb
56 lb/80% = 70 lb
A food service operates with a 35% food cost. If a menu item has a raw food cost of
$1.25, and it takes an employee 45 minutes at $6.00 an hour to prepare, what is the
traditional selling price?
a. $2.75
b. $3.25
c. $2.50
d. $3.58 - ANS-1.00/0.35 x $1.25 = $3.57
An 8 lb. roast beef cost $2.79/lb. The edible portion is 65%. What is the AP price f the
roast?
a. $21.19
b. $22.00
c. $22.32
d. $23.04 - ANS-8 lb. x $2.79/lb = $22.32
The FDA:
I. Inspects meat, poultry, fish, eggs
II. inspects factories
III. enforces the Food, Drug and Cosmetic Act
IV. monitors interstate shipping of shellfish
a. I, II, III
b. III, IV
, c. II, III, IV
d. I, III - ANS-II, III, IV
Find the cost per meal if you serve 120,000 meals, spend $46000 in food purchases
and $1250 worth of food was removed from the inventory.
a. $0.39
b. $0.42
c. $0.37
d. $0.43 - ANS-46000 + 1250 = 5850
5850/120000 = 0.39
How many meals were served per labor minute if 34 FTE produced 3800 meals in one
40 hour week?
a. 2.79
b. 0.05
c. 1.12
d. 0.25 - ANS-34 x 40 = 1360
3800/1360 = 2.79
2.79/60 = 0.05
Which management functions should require the greatest allotment of time by a
production manager?
a. planning and organizing
b. organizing and directing
c. directing and controlling
d. organizing and controlling - ANS-directing and controlling
A cafeteria seats 80 customers. Lunch runs from 11:15 AM to 1:00 PM. Turnover is 2.5
customers/hour. How many can be served during those hours?
a. 125
b. 216
c. 350
d. 550 - ANS-2.5 x 105 min = 262.5
You have been promoted to a top management position. What adjustment in skill is
needed?
a. technical skills decrease, conceptual skills increase
b. conceptual skills decrease, technical and human skills decrease
c. technical skills increase, conceptual skills decrease
