Does each Subway $5 Footlong cost the franchisee more than $5? Subway, the fast food restaurant franchise, recently announced it is bringing back the “$5 Footlong” promotion. Hundreds of Subway franchise owners are protesting the promotion, saying that they cannot afford to sell the footlong sub sandwiches for $5. Assume that the costs related to a Subway footlong and a Subway franchisee include the following:
1. Identify each of the listed costs of one footlong sub sandwich as either variable, fixed, or mixed.
2. What costs and factors do you think should be relevant to the footlong sub sandwich pricing decision? Explain.
3. What is the contribution margin of each $5 footlong sub sandwich?
4. Do you agree that a Subway franchisee would lose money for each footlong sold for $5? Why or why not?
Does each Subway $5 Footlong cost the franchisee more than $5? Subway, the fast food restaurant f...
Does each Subway $5 Footlong cost the franchisee more than $5? Subway, the fast food restaurant franchise, recently announced it is bringing back the “$5 Footlong” promotion. Hundreds of Subway franchise owners are protesting the promotion, saying that they cannot afford to sell the footlong sub sandwiches for $5. Assume that the costs related to a Subway footlong and a Subway franchisee include the following: 1. Identify each of the listed costs of one footlong sub sandwich as either variable,...
Cost Item Details Food ingredients $2 Per footlong Labor cost per footlong Labor $15.00/hour wage rate, each worker can make 12 sandwiches per hour Credit card transaction fee 1% of sales Electricity $360 per month Rent Rent $1,200 per month Franchise fee amortization Franchise and startup fees $36000 divided by 180 months Royalty fee 8.0% Sales Advertising fee 4.5% of Sales Equipment leasing cost $600 per month Assume that all transactions are paid for using a credit card and a...
Modern convenience stores realize they have to offer more than late night hours and a diverse product assortment to attract customers they have to change with the times or face extinction. Over the years convenience stores have stocked new products and services such as gasoline, lottery tickets, and even internet shopping and delivery services. A walk through any convenience store is likely to reveal in excess of 3,000 different products and services often available 24 hours a day 7 days...