Question

Your hotel sells four types of rooms: double queen beds for $140/night; king bed for $160/night; junior suite for $220, and full business suites for $285. If there are 200, 150, 100, and 50 of each, respectively, what is your average price per room?

Answer 1

$176.50

Explanation:

Take each room type and multiply the number of rooms by the price of the room. Add the total for prices and add the total for the number of rooms. Divide the total prices by the total number of rooms.

Type of room Number Cost Total

Double queen 140 $200.00 $28,000.00

King 160 $150.00 $24,000.00

Junior Suite 220 $100.00 $22,000.00

Full business 285 $50.00 $14,250.00

$500.00 $88,250.00

Average cos per room $176.50