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1 hour ago, Tropicalsenior said:we can't really figure our rent and utilities as overhead because we would have to pay them whether we were cooking at home or not.
Restaurants also have to pay overheads when they are not cooking, for example during closing time and days off.
20 minutes ago, Tropicalsenior said:we can't really figure our rent and utilities as overhead because we would have to pay them whether we were cooking at home or not.
Restaurants also have to pay overheads when they are not cooking unless they are open 24hrs, 7 days a week, which very few are.
