1. The Art of Dining Etiquette

2. 1. How much is tax for dining out? 2. How does a coupon or gift card work? 3. How much should I tip? 4. What is an automatic gratuity? 5. Percent versus Dollars, which is better?

3. Items State Tax RateLocal Tax Rate Most tangible goods, room and cottage rentals, laundry and dry cleaning services, mixed beverages 5.5%2.25% Telecommunications services, spirituous liquor, cable and satellite television 7%Exempt Food for home preparationExempt 2%

4. That will be 20 to 30 minutes. Table for Two…..Please.

5. Type of Service Percent Tip Poor Service 0% Average Service 10% Good Service 15% Excellent Service 20%

6. 1. Sum up all food and beverage 2. Subtract any Gift Cards/Certificates 3. Multiply by the Tax Rate * Change Percent to Decimal 4. Add the Sales Tax 5. Multiply the Tipping Percent to the Sum of all food and beverage * Change Percent to Decimal

8. Food and Beverage (1)Melt Pierogi $5.50 (2) Stewarts Root Beer ($2.50 each) $5.00 (1)The Melt Challenge 13 types of cheese, fries, and slaw. $22.00 (1)Fried Twinkies $4.50 Sum of all food and beverage $37.00 Gift Card Subtract $10.00 Gift Card from sum of food and beverage. $27.00 Sales Tax Sales Tax is 7.75% so we Multiply $27.00 by 0.0775 $2.09 Add the food and beverage and the sales tax $29.09 Gratuity Service was good so we tip 15% The bill was about $30 dollars so multiply $30.00 by.15 $4.50 Food and Tax $29.09 + Tip $4.50__ = $33.59

9. Roman Abramovichs $47,000 Lunch At Nellos [Yeah … ItHappened] Posted by foodiebuddha on November 14, 2009 Economic downturn? Apparently not. Case in point: Russian oil magnate Roman Abramovich, who is an economy unto himself, decided that lunch at the famed Nellos Restaurant in New Yorks Upper East Side would be a good time to spend more than most people make in a year.New Yorks Rumor has it that on top of the $7,328.00 included tip, Abramovich dropped an additional 5G for his servers. Pretty cool to think that you could start a college fund simply by waiting a table during the lunch rush.

10. Calculate both ways with the Melt and compare the results.

11. What if the discount on a gift card was 10%. How would you calculate the amount? Is this better than a $10 discount? Use the Melt bill for your comparison. If you are dining with a party of 6 or more, many restaurants will require a 18% gratuity. For a $207.23 bill, what is the amount of gratuity that will be added to this?

12. Download Menus from a variety of restaurants. Group students just like a restaurant. Unlimited or restricted funds. Can you eat for $40 a day. Change sales tax, tipping percents, and gift card amounts. Have students demonstrate. Model all the different types of questions through the process.