The question presents an assertion and a reason, asking whether each of them is correct and whether the reason appropriately supports the assertion.
- Assertion (A): Planning menus helps to provide meals to customers at a reasonable price.
- Menu planning is a critical step in the food service industry as it involves selecting the meals to be offered and their respective prices. By planning menus, a business can manage food costs efficiently and offer competitive pricing to customers.
- Reason (R): Price advantage can be obtained by buying seasonal foods and in quantities which carry discounts.
- Purchasing seasonal foods often comes with lower costs because they are in abundant supply during their peak growing seasons. Moreover, purchasing in bulk can lead to discounts, thus reducing overall expenses.
- Conclusion:
- Both Assertion (A) and Reason (R) are correct. The reason directly explains how a business can manage to provide meals at reasonable prices by highlighting a strategy (buying seasonal and bulk foods) that leads to cost savings.
- Such cost savings from purchasing strategies as described in the reason contribute to achieving the objective stated in the assertion.
Hence, the correct answer is: Both (A) and (R) are correct.