Originally Posted by
BamaVol
I usually stand the portfolio (I'm stuggling for the right word to describe the thing the bill comes in) on end with the credit card sticking up out of the top.
The term you want is "cover".
Assuming more than ten tables, restaurants can get a quick measure of profit per nights by the number of covers they generate. The amounts tend to average very closely over time, so the cover count is surprisingly accurate for measuring sales total.