Is this accurate enough to decide?

It is accurate for the assumptions you enter. Use it for planning, then validate the most sensitive inputs with primary sources when stakes are high.

What if I don’t know an input?

Model a range (low/base/high). If the decision flips across the range, that input is your next research priority.

Run a base case, a downside case, and a managed response case. If the plan survives the downside, the decision is more robust.

Restaurant Desk

Every calculator is a model. This guide explains the assumptions that make the model usable and where reality can differ.

RestaurantUpdated April 12, 20261 min read

Assumptions are not a flaw—they’re how we keep a delivery margin model usable. The danger is forgetting they exist.

Use this guide to identify which assumptions are safe simplifications and which ones can break the decision.

The model assumes your numbers describe the same scenario: same currency, same timeline, same scope of costs.

If you mix scopes, the output becomes hard to interpret and easy to over-trust.

Most calculators simplify behavior, policy changes, and market shocks unless explicitly scenario-based.

If second-order effects matter, add a buffer (worse rates, higher costs, lower growth).

The calculator is optimized for common cases. If your situation is unusual, validate with domain-specific sources.

When the output is close to a threshold, do deeper verification rather than forcing a verdict.

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