kong operates a boutique hotel in a resort area near Chenang, Langkawi. Depreciation on the hotel is 60,000 per year. kong employs a maintenance person at an annual salary of 41,000 and a cleaning person at an annual salary of 24,000. Real estate taxes are 10,000 per year. The rooms rent at an average price of 60 per person per night. Other costs are laundry and cleaning service at a cost of 10 per person per night and the cost of breakfast which is 5 per person per night. Required: (a) Indicate the number of rentals and the sales revenue kong needs to break even using the contribution margin technique. (b) If the current level of rentals is 4,000, by what percentage can rentals decrease before kong has to worry about having a net loss? (c) kong is considering upgrading the breakfast service to attract more business and increase prices. This will cost an additional 3 food costs per person per night. kongfeels she can increase the room rate to 68 per person per night. Indicate the number of rentals and the sales revenue kong needs to break even if the changes are

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kong operates a boutique hotel in a resort area near Chenang, Langkawi. Depreciation on
the hotel is 60,000 per year. kong employs a maintenance person at an annual salary
of 41,000 and a cleaning person at an annual salary of 24,000. Real estate taxes are 10,000
per year. The rooms rent at an average price of 60 per person per night. Other costs are
laundry and cleaning service at a cost of 10 per person per night and the cost of
breakfast which is 5 per person per night.
Required:
(a) Indicate the number of rentals and the sales revenue kong needs to break even
using the contribution margin technique.
(b) If the current level of rentals is 4,000, by what percentage can rentals decrease before
kong has to worry about having a net loss?
(c) kong is considering upgrading the breakfast service to attract more business and
increase prices. This will cost an additional 3 food costs per person per night.
kongfeels she can increase the room rate to 68 per person per night. Indicate the
number of rentals and the sales revenue kong needs to break even if the changes are
made.
Transcribed Image Text:kong operates a boutique hotel in a resort area near Chenang, Langkawi. Depreciation on the hotel is 60,000 per year. kong employs a maintenance person at an annual salary of 41,000 and a cleaning person at an annual salary of 24,000. Real estate taxes are 10,000 per year. The rooms rent at an average price of 60 per person per night. Other costs are laundry and cleaning service at a cost of 10 per person per night and the cost of breakfast which is 5 per person per night. Required: (a) Indicate the number of rentals and the sales revenue kong needs to break even using the contribution margin technique. (b) If the current level of rentals is 4,000, by what percentage can rentals decrease before kong has to worry about having a net loss? (c) kong is considering upgrading the breakfast service to attract more business and increase prices. This will cost an additional 3 food costs per person per night. kongfeels she can increase the room rate to 68 per person per night. Indicate the number of rentals and the sales revenue kong needs to break even if the changes are made.
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