Managerial Accounting
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ISBN: 9781337912020
Author: Carl Warren, Ph.d. Cma William B. Tayler
Publisher: South-Western College Pub
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Chapter 1, Problem 6BE
Jake’s Cabins is a small motel chain with locations near the national parks of Utah, Wyoming, and Montana. The chain has a total of 500 guest rooms. The following operating data are available for June:
- a. Determine the guest nights for June.
- b. Determine the available room nights for June.
- c. Determine the occupancy rate for June.
- d. Assume that the occupancy rate for June of the prior year was 82%. Has the utilization rate for Jake’s Cabins improved or declined?
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