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Northstar Café: Food Cost Accounting

Lindsay Meermans, Rachel Wilson, Greg Heine
January 1, 2016
SKU:
BUS-004193
Region: 
North America
Topic: 
Accounting & Finance, Strategy & General Management
Length: 
3 pages
Keywords: 
inventory, restaurant accounting, cost of goods sold, COGS, food cost
Student Price: 
$4.00 (€3.7)
Average rating: 
0

This case explores the vital relationship between the measurement of inventory and income for the restaurant Northstar Café. The case centers on a new accounting intern, Greg, as he learns the intricacies of inventory accounting procedures and their effects on financial statements. After several weeks under the guidance of his informal mentor, Brian, Greg was now responsible for completing the weekly review of inventory count reports and the subsequent profit and loss statement for Northstar’s Beechwold location. With Brian’s help, Greg had already caught a few inventory errors. He was worried there might be more that he was missing. Was there a more efficient way to review these inventory count reports, he wondered?

Learning Outcomes: 
  1. Calculate food cost using the cost of goods sold model
  2. Analyze the relationship between the valuation of inventory and the measurement of income
  3. Identify ways in which accounting partners impact the operational success of a restaurant
  4. Evaluate the methods currently employed by Northstar Café for inventory accounting and develop additional or alternative procedures for inventory review