per semester is a lot of money for food – where does all that money go?
If all $2,405 were just spent on food, you would be dining on lobster, cavier and champagne. As you are aware, we’re not that extravagant. Here’s how your money is spent: Historically, the University uses about one-third of the money to pay for costs associated with operating the two dining halls, the food court, and the cart locations – heat, hot water, lights, custodial, physical improvements, maintenance care, replacement of equipment, etc. The remaining funds are divided among three major cost categories: food, labor and direct. In an average year, we spend 44% of our expenses on food, 46% on labor and 10% on direct (phone, laundry, china replacement, insurance, soaps, etc.).
If all $2,290, were just spent on food, you would be dining on lobster, cavier and champagne. As you are aware, we’re not that extravagant. Here’s how your money is spent: Historically, the University uses about one third of the money to pay for costs associated with operating the two dining halls, the food court and the cart locations – heat, hot water, lights, custodial, physical improvements, maintenance care, replacement of equipment, etc. The remaining funds are divided among three major cost categories: food, labor and direct. In an average year we spend 44% of our expenses on food, 46% on labor and 10% on direct (phone, laundry, china replacement, insurance, soaps, etc).
