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Analysis of Operational Meal Costs and Operator Perception of Optimal Price through an Application of the Price Sensitivity Measurement (PSM) Technique by the Size of Kindergartens

서울시 유치원 규모별 급식비 운영실태 및 PSM 분석을 활용한 적정 급식비 인식분석

  • Park, Moon-kyung (Department of Food and Nutrition, Hanyang Women's University) ;
  • Shin, Seoyoung (Department of Food & Nutrition, Seoil University) ;
  • Kim, Hyeyoung (Department of Food & Nutrition, Baewha Women's University) ;
  • Lee, Jinyoung (Department of Food and Nutrition, Hanyang Women's University) ;
  • Kim, Yoonji (Department of Food & Nutrition, Yonsei University)
  • 박문경 (한양여자대학교 식품영양과) ;
  • 신서영 (서일대학교 식품영양학과) ;
  • 김혜영 (배화여자대학교 식품영양과) ;
  • 이진용 (한양여자대학교 식품영양과) ;
  • 김윤지 (연세대학교 식품영양학과)
  • Received : 2022.04.16
  • Accepted : 2022.08.31
  • Published : 2022.08.30
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Abstract

The study was aimed to investigate the operational meal costs by kindergarten size in Seoul and to analyze recognition for optimal meal prices. A survey (31.6% recovery rate) was conducted on all kindergartens (779 kindergartens) in Seoul on April 2021 using descriptive analysis, t-test, and dispersion method. A price sensitivity measurement (psm) method was used to determine optimal meal prices. Result showed an average food cost for kindergartens of 2,647 won, an average labor cost of 605 won, an average operating cost of 146 won, and the total meal cost of 3,506 won. Total meal cost decreased with increasing kindergarten size (p<0.001). On the other hand, kindergartens with more students decreased the ratio of food cost to total meal cost, and operating cost and labor costs (p<0.001) increased. The optimal price of kindergarten operators' meal cost (OPP) was KRW 3,673. Furthermore, the analysis showed the sensitivity of operators' meal costs to kindergarten size was insignificant.

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본 연구는 2021년 서울시교육청의 유치원 급식 품질 향상을 위한 적정 급식비 산정연구에 의해 수행된 결과의 일부로 이루어졌습니다.

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