The application of activity-based costing in a Hong Kong buffet restaurant

International Journal of Hospitality and Tourism Administration

Volumn 6, Issue 3, 2005, Pages 11-26

  Raab, Carola ^a   Mayer, Karl ^b   Ramdeen, Collin ^b   Ng, Steve ^c  

^a UNIVERSITY OF NEW HAMPSHIRE   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF NEVADA   (United States)

^c CHINESE UNIVERSITY OF HONG KONG   (Hong Kong)

Author keywords

Activity based costing; Cost accounting; Menu planning; Profitability; Restaurants

Indexed keywords

EID: 84893352841     PISSN: 15256480     EISSN: 15286499     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1300/J149v06n03_02     Document Type: Article

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