Hotel housekeeping staff are paid minimum wage and receive almost no tips as most travelers either do not tip or are “not aware” that tipping housekeeping staff is a commonly accepted practice. Further, housekeeping staff are typically operating on a strict time schedule and must complete their assigned tasks on schedule which further adds stress to their job.
A quote from the travel magazine Budget Travel in which a housekeeper relates:
I cut corners everywhere I could. Instead of vacuuming, I found that just picking up the larger crumbs from the carpet would do. Rather that scrub the tub with hot water, sometimes it was just a spray-and-wipe kind of day… After several weeks on the job, I discovered that the staff leader who inspected the rooms couldn’t tell the difference between a clean sink and one that was simply dry, so I would often just run a rag over the wet spots… I apologize to you now if you every stayed in one of my rooms. You deserved better. But if housekeepers were paid more than minimum wage – and the tips were a bit better – I might have cleaned your toilet rather than just flushed it.
What would you suggest hotel managers and/or owners do to minimize or eliminate this behavior by housekeeping staff? If this is a Principal / Agent problem what solution can be made to stop this and why?
In: Economics
Steve Jackson (birthdate December 13, 1966) is a
single taxpayer living at 3215 Pacific Dr., Apt. B, Ca 92109. His
Social Security number is 465-88-9415. In 2019, Steve's earnings
and income tax withholding as laundry attendant of a local hotel
are:
Earnings from the Ocean View
Hotel. 21,900
Federal income tax
withheld.
219
State income tax
withheld.
100
Steve has a daughter, Janet, from a previous marriage. Janet is 11
years old( Social Security number 645-12-6543). Steve provides all
Janet's support. Also living with Steve is his younger brother,
Michael (Social Security number 667-21-8998). Michael, age 47, is
unable to care for himself due to disability. On a reasonably
regular basis, Steve has care giver come to help with Micheal. He
uses a company called HomeAid, 456 La Jolla Dr., San Diego, CA
92182 (EIN 17-9876543). Steve made payments of $1000 to HomeAid in
2019. Janet receives free after-school care provided by the local
school district.
Complete Steve's federal tax return for 2019. Use form 1040,
Schedule 3, Form 2441, Child Tax Credit Worksheet, Form 8812, ETIC
Worksheet A and Schedule EIC
In: Accounting
The Moto Hotel opened for business on May 1, 2017. Here is its trial balance before adjustment on May 31.
| MOTO HOTEL Trial Balance May 31, 2017 |
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|
Debit |
Credit |
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| Cash | $ 2,463 | |||||
| Supplies | 2,600 | |||||
| Prepaid Insurance | 1,800 | |||||
| Land | 14,963 | |||||
| Buildings | 71,200 | |||||
| Equipment | 16,800 | |||||
| Accounts Payable | $ 4,663 | |||||
| Unearned Rent Revenue | 3,300 | |||||
| Mortgage Payable | 37,200 | |||||
| Common Stock | 59,963 | |||||
| Rent Revenue | 9,000 | |||||
| Salaries and Wages Expense | 3,000 | |||||
| Utilities Expense | 800 | |||||
| Advertising Expense |
500 |
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|
$114,126 |
$114,126 |
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Other data:
| 1. | Insurance expires at the rate of $360 per month. | |
| 2. | A count of supplies shows $1,070 of unused supplies on May 31. | |
| 3. | (a) Annual depreciation is $3,000 on the building. | |
| (b) Annual depreciation is $2,400 on equipment. | ||
| 4. | The mortgage interest rate is 6%. (The mortgage was taken out on May 1.) | |
| 5. | Unearned rent of $2,510 has been earned. | |
|
6. Salaries of $860 are accrued and unpaid at May 31. Questions 1. Prepare a ledger using T-accounts. Enter the trial balance amounts and post the adjusting entries. 2. Prepare an adjusted trial balance on May 31 3. Prepare an income statement for the month of May 4. Prepare a retained earnings statement for the month of May 5. Prepare a classified Balance Sheet at May 31 6. Identify which accounts should be closed on May 31 |
In: Accounting
Answer the following post with a constructive criticism
The post below is with the following instructions of:
please choose a company from the service sector, renowned for its excellent customer provision, and provide a brief overview of its sustainability and long-term profitability strategy. What is that makes its customer service unique or unbeatable?
post:
Ritz Carlton is one of the leading international hotels in the world, which has been admired for its exсellent customer service and continuous status of luxury hotel. In order to keep this good position in a very competitive service industry Ritz Carlton uses TQM strategies and continuous improvement. Ritz Carlton has implemented TQM in all of its aspects, but it really payed close attention to its employees who play a major role in providing excellent service to customers. Ritz Carlton has a book which communicates its vision to all the employees. There are all the expects relating to quality described. The famous quote from that communication book is: ''Ladies and gentlemens serving Ladies and gentlemens". This emphasizes the fact that the hotel really cares about their employees and creates good and comfortable work environment for them. This helps to sustain long-term profitability and customer satisfaction for Ritz Carlton. Ritz Carlton communicates quality standards to all of its employees and members in order to make them follow those standards.
In: Operations Management
The Moto Hotel opened for business on May 1, 2017. Here is its
trial balance before adjustment on May 31.
| MOTO
HOTEL Trial Balance May 31, 2017 |
||||||
|
Debit |
Credit |
|||||
| Cash | $ 2,333 | |||||
| Supplies | 2,600 | |||||
| Prepaid Insurance | 1,800 | |||||
| Land | 14,833 | |||||
| Buildings | 67,600 | |||||
| Equipment | 16,800 | |||||
| Accounts Payable | $ 4,533 | |||||
| Unearned Rent Revenue | 3,300 | |||||
| Mortgage Payable | 33,600 | |||||
| Common Stock | 59,833 | |||||
| Rent Revenue | 9,000 | |||||
| Salaries and Wages Expense | 3,000 | |||||
| Utilities Expense | 800 | |||||
| Advertising Expense |
500 |
|||||
|
$110,266 |
$110,266 |
|||||
Other data:
| 1. | Insurance expires at the rate of $450 per month. | |
| 2. | A count of supplies shows $1,070 of unused supplies on May 31. | |
| 3. | (a) Annual depreciation is $3,840 on the building. | |
| (b) Annual depreciation is $3,240 on equipment. | ||
| 4. | The mortgage interest rate is 5%. (The mortgage was taken out on May 1.) | |
| 5. | Unearned rent of $2,630 has been earned. | |
| 6. | Salaries of $730 are accrued and unpaid at May 31. |
(a) Prepare a ledger using T-accounts. Enter the trial balance amounts and post the
adjusting entries.
(b) Prepare an adjusted trial balance on May 31.
(c) Prepare an income statement and a retained earnings statement for the month of May
and a classified balance sheet at May 31.
(d) Identify which accounts should be closed on May 31.
In: Accounting
Lodging in Europe
Q1. Write a program to make suggestions on lodging in Europe.
Note that to compare whether a String variable country equals "France", you cannot use country == "France". The correcr way to compare is country.equals("France").
Q2.
Days of a Month
Given the year and month number, return the number of days in the month.
A year is a leap year if the year number is a multiple of 4 but not a multiple of 100. However, if a year number is a multiple of 400, the year is a leap year.
In: Computer Science
Please use exact data provided here in this question.. An amusement park studied methods for decreasing the waiting time (minutes) for rides by loading and unloading riders more efficiently. Two alternative loading/unloading methods have been proposed. To account for potential differences due to the type of ride and the possible interaction between the method of loading and unloading and the type of ride, a factorial experiment was designed. Use the following data to test for any significant effect due to the loading and unloading method, the type of ride, and interaction. Use = .05. Factor A is method of loading and unloading; Factor B is the type of ride. Type of Ride Roller Coaster Screaming Demon Long Flume Method 1 48 55 49 50 47 45 Method 2 48 45 50 50 41 46 Set up the ANOVA table (to 2 decimal, if necessary). Round p-value to four decimal places. Source of Variation Sum of Squares Degrees of Freedom Mean Square F p-value Factor A Factor B Interaction Error Total The p-value for Factor A is What is your conclusion with respect to Factor A? The p-value for Factor B is What is your conclusion with respect to Factor B? The p-value for the interaction of factors A and B is What is your conclusion with respect to the interaction of Factors A and B? What is your recommendation to the amusement park?
In: Statistics and Probability
a. The standard deviation of a sample of data was 14. Find the variance.
B. Given the sample data 5, 0, 7, 5, 9, and 6, find its range
C.
A new weight-loss program claims that participants will lose an average of more than 10 pounds after completing it. The data table shows the weights of five individuals before and after the program.
|
1 |
2 |
3 |
4 |
5 |
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|
weight before |
264 |
220 |
285 |
264 |
195 |
|
weight after |
240 |
223 |
267 |
250 |
175 |
We need to test the hypothesis that the population mean of differences exceed 10. That is,
H0:
H1: .
Use 5% level of significance.
Find the test statistic.
(Provide two significant digits to the right of the decimal point)
C.
A person can take either of two routes to work, through Matteson or Richton Park. Both take on average 35 minutes, and travel times are Normally distributed. But are the variances of the travel times different? A random sample with n = 8 using the Matteson route, and another random sample with n = 6 using the Richton Park route, showed a variance of 45 (units: square minutes) and 30 respectively. To test whether the variances are different, the following test of hypothesis should be done:
H0:
H1:
What is the value of the test statistic?
In: Statistics and Probability
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Newcastle Coal Co. (NCC) recently offered a bond issue in which the bonds can be surrendered prior to maturity in exchange for cash if the company undertakes certain specified actions or if specified events occur. This is an example of what type of bond?
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In: Finance
Write a program in Java Using object Orientation Design to determine the status of Mini Van Sliding Doors. A logical circuit receives a different binary code to allow opening different doors. The doors can be opened by a dashboard switch, inside or outside handle. The inside handle will not open the door if the child safety lock is on or the master lock is on. The gear shift must be in the park to open the door.
** MUST USE constructors and methods. The methods should be instantiated by an object. Use simple main. The first bit Stream must be entered by users. The program needs to be interactive
Hints & Suggestions
park
door1
door2
dashboardSwitch
inHandle
outHandle
safteyLock
| p | d1 | d2 | dw | inh | outh | sLock | desc |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | Saftey Lock Off, door 1 & 2 open |
| 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | |
| 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | |
| 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | Car not parked, no door works |
| 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | Saftey lock on, door only opens from outside |
In: Computer Science