A restaurant prepares 200.00 pizza slices and sells them at a rate of $14.00/slice. Expenses for the restaurant include raw material for pizza at $6.00 per slice, $120.00 for monthly rental and monthly insurance of $27.00. Lost sale are taken as $6.00 per unhappy customer. Leftover pizza can be sold for $2.00. The restaurant is open only for 25 days in a month. Today there was a party at nearby office so the demand for pizza went up to 218.00 slices. How much profit could the restaurant earn today?

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To calculate the profit the restaurant could earn today given the increased demand for 218 pizza slices, we need to consider the revenues, expenses, and losses.

Given Data:

  1. Selling Price per Slice: $14.00
  2. Cost of Raw Material per Slice: $6.00
  3. Monthly Fixed Rental: $120.00
  4. Monthly Insurance: $27.00
  5. Cost of Lost Sales (for unsatisfied customers): $6.00 per slice
  6. Selling Price of Leftover Pizza: $2.00
  7. Total Pizza Slices Prepared: 200 slices
  8. Demand for Pizza Today: 218 slices
  9. Days Open in a Month: 25

1. Calculate Revenue:

  • Slice Sold: The restaurant can sell up to the number of slices it prepared, which is 200 slices (cannot sell 218 as only 200 are prepared).
  • Total Revenue: \[ \text{Total Revenue} = \text{Number of Slices Sold} \times \text{Selling Price per Slice} = 200 \times 14 = 2800.00 \]

2. Calculate Expenses:

  • Raw Material Cost for 200 slices: \[ \text{Raw Material Cost} = \text{Number of Slices Prepared} \times \text{Cost of Raw Material per Slice} = 200 \times 6 = 1200.00 \]
  • Fixed Costs (Rental + Insurance): \[ \text{Fixed Costs} = 120 + 27 = 147.00 \]
  • Total Expenses: \[ \text{Total Expenses} = \text{Raw Material Cost} + \text{Fixed Costs} = 1200.00 + 147.00 = 1347.00 \]

3. Calculate Lost Sales:

Since the demand exceeds supply (218 slices demanded vs. 200 slices supplied), there are 18 unhappy customers:

  • Loss from Lost Sales: \[ \text{Loss from Lost Sales} = \text{Number of Unhappy Customers} \times \text{Cost of Lost Sales} = 18 \times 6 = 108.00 \]

4. Total Profit Calculation:

  • Total Profit: \[ \text{Total Profit} = \text{Total Revenue} - \text{Total Expenses} - \text{Loss from Lost Sales} \] \[ \text{Total Profit} = 2800.00 - 1347.00 - 108.00 = 1345.00 \]

Conclusion:

The restaurant could earn a profit of $1345.00 today.