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The Effect of COVID-19 Pandemic and Operanting Cycle on Asymmetric Cost Behavior in Food Service Industry

코로나19 팬데믹과 영업순환주기가 외식업체의 원가 비대칭적 행태에 미치는 영향

  • Park, Won (School of Business Adminstration, Kyungnam University)
  • 박원 (경남대학교 경영학부)
  • Received : 2022.01.31
  • Accepted : 2022.04.20
  • Published : 2022.04.28
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Abstract

This study tried to examine the effect of cost asymmetry on food service companies and what characteristics affect such cost behavior. This study analyses cost behavior for cost of good sold, selling, general and administrative cost over the 2019-2020 period. Also, the rate of change in activity level was measured using change in sales. This study measures the behavior of cost using the research model of [1]. As a result of the analysis, it was found that food service companies exhibited cost asymmetric behavior as their sales level decreased. In addition, the cost asymmetric behavior has been strengthened since the corona virus, and the shorter the operating cycle. Lastly, the shorter the inventory holding period and the collection period of accounts receivable, which are components of the operating cycle, more strengthen asymmetric behavior of costs. These results seem to be meaningful in examining the cost structure and factors that may affect the structure for food service industry. This has approached the cost aspect of the situation faced by service food companies due to COVID-19, and it can be suggested that this pandemic can lead to cost reduction due to a decrease in corporate sales.

본 연구는 외식기업을 대상으로 원가의 비대칭적 행태를 검증하고 최근 경기 침체 현상과 관련된 코로나 19 팬데믹 현상과 유동성에 영향을 미치는 영업순환주기가 원가의 행태에 영향을 미치는지 검증하고자 하였다. 2019년과 2020년 외식기업을 대상으로 분석을 실시하였으며 원가는 매출원가와 판매비와 관리비의 합으로 측정하였다. 분석 결과, 외식기업은 활동수준 감소에 따라 원가탄력적인 행태로 나타났다. 또한 코로나 이후 이전보다 원가의 하방탄력적인 행태는 강화되었으며 영업순환주기가 짧을수록 원가는 하방탄력적인 행태로 나타났다. 마지막으로 영업순환주기의 구성요소인 재고자산 보유기간과 매출채권 회수기간 모두 짧을수록 원가의 하방탄력적인 행태는 강화되었다. 이러한 결과는 외식기업을 대상으로 원가의 구조 및 그러한 구조에 팬데믹 현상과 영업순환주기가 영향을 미칠 수 있는 요인을 검증한 것에 의미가 있을 것으로 보인다. 코로나 19로 인하여 외식업체가 직면한 상황을 원가 측면에 접근하였으며 이러한 팬데믹 현상이 기업의 매출 감소에 원가절감으로 이어질 수 있다.

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