IMU has three components: operating expenses, anticipated markdowns and desired profit. Operating expenses -- utilities, payroll, supplies, insurance and other costs such as marketing and shrinkage, or loss from theft or damage -- make up your overhead and are expressed as a percent of sales.
See the following table for the approximate number of crabs per bushel: Generally speaking, a bushel of Number Ones will hold 60 - 70 crabs depending on how big the crabs are at that time of year. If there are 60 - 70 crabs, they will feed about 10 - 12 people depending upon what else is on the menu.
How many oysters are in a bushel? In 2012, clam harvesters produced 6 million pounds of hard shell clam meat worth nearly $40 million. Farms in Virginia and Florida contributed greater supplies of clams that lowered prices, while clam harvesters in New England states caught the animals in wild beds.