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Ada Hotel sells two room tpes: standard rooms and deluxe rooms. Average daily rate (ADR) and...

Ada Hotel sells two room tpes: standard rooms and deluxe rooms. Average daily rate (ADR) and variable costs (VC) of the two room types are provided in the table below: (Hint: Treat two room types as two different products.)                      
                      
   ADR ($)   Variable Cost ($)              
Standard rooms    394.50   256.43              
Deluxe rooms   631.20   366.10              
                      
                      
The Mock Hotel's fixed costs for a month is = =       252480              
Sales mix (contribution of each room type to total room revenue) of the hotel is:                      
                      
Deluxe rooms   66%                  
Standard rooms    34%                  
                      
Required:                      
Using the information provided above, answer the following questions:                      
a. What is the break-even room nights (number) for the the hotel given the sales mix of the two room packages?                      
b. What must be the room revenue for the hotel to make a profit of $50,000 a month?                      
c. If the hotel is considering an advertisement campaign for its rooms with a cost $5,000, hom much in room revenue should be generated to cover this extra cost?                      

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W/n- Computation of Contribution Margin Ratio
Room ADR(a) Variable Cost
(b)
Contribution (c=a-b) CM Ratio (c/a)
Standard $394.50 $256.43 $138.07 35.00%
Deluxe $631.20 $366.10 $265.10 42.00%
W/No Computation of Weighted Average Contribution Margin Ratio
Room Sales mix %
(a)
Contribution per Unit (b) Weighted average contribution Margin per Unit (a*b) CM Ratio (c ) Weighted average contribution Margin Ratio(a*c)
Standard 34%               138.07                                                    46.94 35% 11.900%
Deluxe 66%               265.10                                                  174.97 42% 27.720%
Weighted Average CM                                                  221.91 39.620%
Computation of BEP Room Night
BEP= Fixed Cost/ Weighted Average CM per Unit
BEP= 252480/221.91= 1137.76
Computation of Room Revenue for Hotel to make target Income
BEP=( Fixed Cost+ Target Income )/ Weighted Average CM Ratio
BEP=(252480+50000)/39.62%= $763453
Computation of Room Revenue to be generated for Extra Cost
Extra Cost / CM Ratio
$5000/39.62%=$12620

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