Place the crab cakes into the oven on the broiler rack, right below the broiler, for around 12 minutes. Halfway through the 12 minutes, remove the crab cakes from the broiler rack, flip the crab cakes, and put them back under the broiler. Once complete, the crab cakes should appear golden brown.
Operational efficiency. In a business context, operational efficiency can be defined as the ratio between an output gained from the business and an input to run a business operation. When improving operational efficiency, the output to input ratio improves.
Similar to gross margin, operating margin also shows how efficiently your business converts revenue into operating profit. With $100,000 in operating income on $420,000 in revenue, your operating margin is roughly 23.8 percent. Again, you would compare this to industry norms and previous periods.