Chuck Stout is the RM for the Holiday Inn Express. His 220-room property normally sells 85 percent of its rooms on Tuesday nights at an ADR of $141.50. All variable costs related to selling his rooms are $55.00 per room. The DOSM at his Holiday Inn Express is proposing to place a bid to sell 125 rooms for a Tuesday night next month at a rate of $109.00 per room. Chuck believes that if the hotel wins this group rooms bid, the transient room sales for that day will ensure a sell-out at the rate of $141.50.

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Chuck Stout is the RM for the Holiday Inn Express. His 220-room property normally sells 85 percent of its rooms on Tuesday nights at an ADR of $141.50. All variable costs related to selling his rooms are $55.00 per room. The DOSM at his Holiday Inn Express is proposing to place a bid to sell 125 rooms for a Tuesday night next month at a rate of $109.00 per room. Chuck believes that if the hotel wins this group rooms bid, the transient room sales for that day will ensure a sell-out at the rate of $141.50.

p.s. Net Revenue = Total Revenue - Total Variable Cost

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If contract is awarded            
  No of rooms Room Price Room Variable cost Contribution per room: Room Price less Room cost Total Income: Contribution * No of rooms  
Group Award           125.00         109.00                          55.00                                                                                     54.00                                                               6,750.00  
Individual             95.00         141.50                          55.00                                                                                     86.50                                                               8,217.50  
Total           220.00     Total                                                             14,967.50  
             
So option A is correct            
             
             
             
If contract is not awarded          
  No of rooms Room Price Room Variable cost Contribution per room: Room Price less Room cost Total Income: Contribution * No of rooms  
Group Award                    -           109.00                          55.00                                                                                     54.00                                                                           -    
Individual           187.00         141.50                          55.00                                                                                     86.50                                                             16,175.50  
Total           187.00     Total                                                            16,175.50  
             
So option A is correct            
           
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