Question

HOMEWORK Chapter 9: Budgets Following is information for the Rooms Department for the Ocean Front Hotel for the first period of Room Revenue Tangent Room Sold Group Rooms Sold Total Rooms Sold 33.730 16.270 100.000 Operating Expenses Guest Supplies $104.800 $24.000 $19,200 Concierge Expense Office Supplies Reservation Expense Reservation Department $150,000 Foved Res Center Cost $180.000 Variable Res Center Co at $6 per transient res. $251,200 Total Reservation Expense All other Expense Total Operating Expenses $104430 Total Operating Expense Percentage Use the table above to answer questions 1-7. Use the following formulas to calculate each one of the line items. They will be used to prepare the annual budget for next year. Round the average cost per period to whole dollars, round the cost per occupied room to whole cents, and round the percentage of sales to two decimals (i.e 0.33%). Use the laundry and reservation information as supplied

Answer 1

Total Room Revenue for the first 6 periods of the year = $ 8713,000

Office Supplies for the first 6 periods of the year = $19,200

Percentage of Oofice supplies to Total room sales =( $19200/$8713,000)*100

= 0.22%

So, the office expenses as a % of total room sales, for first 6 months is 0.22%

hence, Option B.