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Choose whether seating time, occupied seat-turns, spend or unit variable cost is the most realistic controllable driver.
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Scope: Market-neutral small-business planning using your own assumptions.
What this planner helps you decide
Best for
Venue operators testing how seating time and occupied seat-turns affect period economics.
Outputs
Turns, capacity, covers, revenue, contribution, fixed-cost profit and break-even occupancy.
Start here
Set the actual service window and average seating time, then test occupancy and guest spend separately.
Use a different tool when: Do not use this to find the occupied-capacity threshold required to cover period fixed cost; use Occupancy Break-even Planner for that decision. Use this tool to translate table turns and occupied capacity into covers, revenue and contribution.
Profit & break-even
Table Turnover & Revenue: turns
Turns, capacity, covers, revenue, contribution, fixed-cost profit and break-even occupancy.
Amounts use the same currency as your inputs. No currency conversion is performed.
Table Turnover & Revenue
Test how tables, seats, service time, turns and occupied seat-turns translate into covers, revenue and contribution for one operating period.
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Enter the whole number of usable tables.
Enter the whole average seating capacity represented by each table.
Enter the whole number of comparable services in the planning period.
Use the usable selling time in each service.
Use the planned elapsed minutes from seating to table release.
Enter the share of available seat-turn capacity expected to be occupied.
Use average guest revenue for the same service mix. Use one consistent ex-tax currency basis.
Include guest-level costs avoided when a cover is not served. Use one consistent ex-tax currency basis.
Include fixed venue and operating costs assigned to the same period. Use one consistent ex-tax currency basis.
Decision result
Every card is bound to the exact shared engine and keeps capacity and transaction assumptions on one consistent basis.
- Average turns per service
- 2 turns
- Available seat-turn capacity
- 800
- Planned covers
- 600
- Planned revenue
- 30,000.00
- Contribution per guest
- 30.00
- Contribution before fixed cost
- 18,000.00
- Profit after fixed period cost
- 13,000.00
- Break-even occupied seat-turns
- 20.8%
- Break-even capacity status
- Within available capacity
Scenario comparison
Each row names the assumption axis changed from the baseline.
ScenarioResultDifference
Entered scenario13,000.00Baseline
Lower Planned occupied seat-turns11,200.00-1,800.00
Higher Planned occupied seat-turns14,800.001,800.00
Save these results, change an input, then compare the updated figures with this baseline.
The baseline is temporary in this tab and is not added to shared scenario links or generated reports.
Calculation details
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Average turns per service
Average turns per service
service minutes / average seating minutes2 turnsResult2 turns
Uses the exact shared engine result for one consistent capacity, transaction or service period. The engine retains raw precision; display rounding does not feed calculation.
Table Turnover & Revenue Planner formulas →Inputs used by these formula steps
- Average turns per serviceTable Count
- 10
- Average turns per serviceSeats Per Table
- 4
- Average turns per serviceService Periods
- 10
- Average turns per serviceService Minutes
- 180
- Average turns per serviceAverage Seating Minutes
- 90
- Average turns per serviceOccupancy Rate
- 0.75
- Average turns per serviceAverage Spend Per Guest Ex Tax
- 50
- Average turns per serviceVariable Cost Per Guest Ex Tax
- 20
- Average turns per serviceFixed Period Cost Ex Tax
- 5,000
Available seat-turn capacity
Available seat-turn capacity
tables × seats per table × service periods × average turns per service800 unitsResult800
Uses the exact shared engine result for one consistent capacity, transaction or service period. The engine retains raw precision; display rounding does not feed calculation.
Table Turnover & Revenue Planner formulas →Inputs used by these formula steps
- Available seat-turn capacityTable Count
- 10
- Available seat-turn capacitySeats Per Table
- 4
- Available seat-turn capacityService Periods
- 10
- Available seat-turn capacityService Minutes
- 180
- Available seat-turn capacityAverage Seating Minutes
- 90
- Available seat-turn capacityOccupancy Rate
- 0.75
- Available seat-turn capacityAverage Spend Per Guest Ex Tax
- 50
- Available seat-turn capacityVariable Cost Per Guest Ex Tax
- 20
- Available seat-turn capacityFixed Period Cost Ex Tax
- 5,000
Planned covers
Planned covers
available seat-turn capacity × planned occupancy rate600 unitsResult600
Uses the exact shared engine result for one consistent capacity, transaction or service period. The engine retains raw precision; display rounding does not feed calculation.
Table Turnover & Revenue Planner formulas →Inputs used by these formula steps
- Planned coversTable Count
- 10
- Planned coversSeats Per Table
- 4
- Planned coversService Periods
- 10
- Planned coversService Minutes
- 180
- Planned coversAverage Seating Minutes
- 90
- Planned coversOccupancy Rate
- 0.75
- Planned coversAverage Spend Per Guest Ex Tax
- 50
- Planned coversVariable Cost Per Guest Ex Tax
- 20
- Planned coversFixed Period Cost Ex Tax
- 5,000
Planned revenue
Planned revenue
planned covers × average spend per guest30,000.00Result30,000.00
Uses the exact shared engine result for one consistent capacity, transaction or service period. The engine retains raw precision; display rounding does not feed calculation.
Table Turnover & Revenue Planner formulas →Inputs used by these formula steps
- Planned revenueTable Count
- 10
- Planned revenueSeats Per Table
- 4
- Planned revenueService Periods
- 10
- Planned revenueService Minutes
- 180
- Planned revenueAverage Seating Minutes
- 90
- Planned revenueOccupancy Rate
- 0.75
- Planned revenueAverage Spend Per Guest Ex Tax
- 50
- Planned revenueVariable Cost Per Guest Ex Tax
- 20
- Planned revenueFixed Period Cost Ex Tax
- 5,000
Contribution per guest
Contribution per guest
average spend per guest − variable cost per guest30.00Result30.00
Uses the exact shared engine result for one consistent capacity, transaction or service period. The engine retains raw precision; display rounding does not feed calculation.
Table Turnover & Revenue Planner formulas →Inputs used by these formula steps
- Contribution per guestTable Count
- 10
- Contribution per guestSeats Per Table
- 4
- Contribution per guestService Periods
- 10
- Contribution per guestService Minutes
- 180
- Contribution per guestAverage Seating Minutes
- 90
- Contribution per guestOccupancy Rate
- 0.75
- Contribution per guestAverage Spend Per Guest Ex Tax
- 50
- Contribution per guestVariable Cost Per Guest Ex Tax
- 20
- Contribution per guestFixed Period Cost Ex Tax
- 5,000
Contribution before fixed cost
Contribution before fixed cost
planned covers × contribution per guest18,000.00Result18,000.00
Uses the exact shared engine result for one consistent capacity, transaction or service period. The engine retains raw precision; display rounding does not feed calculation.
Table Turnover & Revenue Planner formulas →Inputs used by these formula steps
- Contribution before fixed costTable Count
- 10
- Contribution before fixed costSeats Per Table
- 4
- Contribution before fixed costService Periods
- 10
- Contribution before fixed costService Minutes
- 180
- Contribution before fixed costAverage Seating Minutes
- 90
- Contribution before fixed costOccupancy Rate
- 0.75
- Contribution before fixed costAverage Spend Per Guest Ex Tax
- 50
- Contribution before fixed costVariable Cost Per Guest Ex Tax
- 20
- Contribution before fixed costFixed Period Cost Ex Tax
- 5,000
Profit after fixed period cost
Profit after fixed period cost
contribution before fixed cost − fixed period cost13,000.00Result13,000.00
Uses the exact shared engine result for one consistent capacity, transaction or service period. The engine retains raw precision; display rounding does not feed calculation.
Table Turnover & Revenue Planner formulas →Inputs used by these formula steps
- Profit after fixed period costTable Count
- 10
- Profit after fixed period costSeats Per Table
- 4
- Profit after fixed period costService Periods
- 10
- Profit after fixed period costService Minutes
- 180
- Profit after fixed period costAverage Seating Minutes
- 90
- Profit after fixed period costOccupancy Rate
- 0.75
- Profit after fixed period costAverage Spend Per Guest Ex Tax
- 50
- Profit after fixed period costVariable Cost Per Guest Ex Tax
- 20
- Profit after fixed period costFixed Period Cost Ex Tax
- 5,000
Break-even occupied seat-turns
Break-even occupied seat-turns
fixed period cost / (available seat-turn capacity × contribution per guest)0.21 percentResult20.8%
Uses the exact shared engine result for one consistent capacity, transaction or service period. The engine retains raw precision; display rounding does not feed calculation.
Table Turnover & Revenue Planner formulas →Inputs used by these formula steps
- Break-even occupied seat-turnsTable Count
- 10
- Break-even occupied seat-turnsSeats Per Table
- 4
- Break-even occupied seat-turnsService Periods
- 10
- Break-even occupied seat-turnsService Minutes
- 180
- Break-even occupied seat-turnsAverage Seating Minutes
- 90
- Break-even occupied seat-turnsOccupancy Rate
- 0.75
- Break-even occupied seat-turnsAverage Spend Per Guest Ex Tax
- 50
- Break-even occupied seat-turnsVariable Cost Per Guest Ex Tax
- 20
- Break-even occupied seat-turnsFixed Period Cost Ex Tax
- 5,000
Break-even capacity status
Break-even capacity status
break-even occupied seat-turns is no greater than available capacitytrue statusResultWithin available capacity
Uses the exact shared engine result for one consistent capacity, transaction or service period.
Table Turnover & Revenue Planner formulas →Inputs used by these formula steps
- Break-even capacity statusTable Count
- 10
- Break-even capacity statusSeats Per Table
- 4
- Break-even capacity statusService Periods
- 10
- Break-even capacity statusService Minutes
- 180
- Break-even capacity statusAverage Seating Minutes
- 90
- Break-even capacity statusOccupancy Rate
- 0.75
- Break-even capacity statusAverage Spend Per Guest Ex Tax
- 50
- Break-even capacity statusVariable Cost Per Guest Ex Tax
- 20
- Break-even capacity statusFixed Period Cost Ex Tax
- 5,000
Inputs used
- Tables available
- 10
- Average seats per table
- 4
- Service periods
- 10
- Minutes per service
- 180
- Average seating duration
- 90
- Planned occupied seat-turns
- 0.75
- Average spend per guest
- 50
- Variable cost per guest
- 20
- Fixed cost for the period
- 5,000
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| Parameter | Meaning | Unit | Allowed values | Presence | Default |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| averageSeatingMinutes | Use the planned elapsed minutes from seating to table release. | minutes/seating | 1 to 10080 | Required | 90 |
| averageSpendPerGuestExTax | Use average guest revenue for the same service mix. Use one consistent ex-tax currency basis. | currency units/guest, ex tax | 0 to 10000000 | Required | 50 |
| fixedPeriodCostExTax | Include fixed venue and operating costs assigned to the same period. Use one consistent ex-tax currency basis. | currency units/period, ex tax | 0 to 10000000 | Required | 5000 |
| occupancyRate | Enter the share of available seat-turn capacity expected to be occupied. | proportion of available seat-turn capacity occupied | 0 to 1 | Required | 0.75 |
| seatsPerTable | Enter the whole average seating capacity represented by each table. | seats/table | 1 to 1000 | Required | 4 |
| serviceMinutes | Use the usable selling time in each service. | minutes/service | 1 to 10080 | Required | 180 |
| servicePeriods | Enter the whole number of comparable services in the planning period. | services/period | 1 to 100000 | Required | 10 |
| tableCount | Enter the whole number of usable tables. | tables | 1 to 100000 | Required | 10 |
| variableCostPerGuestExTax | Include guest-level costs avoided when a cover is not served. Use one consistent ex-tax currency basis. | currency units/guest, ex tax | 0 to 10000000 | Required | 20 |
Table Turnover & Revenue: turns
Use the capacity model to understand the operational drivers of covers and contribution, not as a demand forecast.
Formula summary
- Primary formula
- contribution before fixed cost − fixed period cost.
Data used here
- The estimate uses your inputs and the general business formula documented in the methodology.
Decision checks
Stress-test the decision
Retest lower occupancy and spend with longer seating time before relying on the period profit result.
When this estimate can be misleading
- Capacity, service duration, occupancy, transaction volume, prices and costs are user records or scenarios; no benchmark or demand forecast is embedded.
- Keep every input on one consistent operating period and ex-tax currency basis where money applies.
- A feasible capacity result does not guarantee demand, service quality or operational delivery.
- This is educational business decision support, not accounting, tax, legal or financial advice.
- Use the capacity model to understand the operational drivers of covers and contribution, not as a demand forecast.
Educational estimate, not advice. See all assumptions & limitations →
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Frequently asked questions
How do I translate table turns and occupied capacity into covers, revenue and contribution?
Choose whether seating time, occupied seat-turns, spend or unit variable cost is the most realistic controllable driver.
Which planning assumptions should I stress-test?
Compare a plausible alternative scenario and verify the decision-critical assumption that changes the plan most.