A Hotel Manager Must Decide How Many Rooms to Overbook

question 13

Multiple Choice

A hotel manager must decide how many rooms to overbook. Room rates are $125 per night and each room costs $45 to maintain. A bumped customer is sent to another hotel at a cost of $75. Given the distribution of no-shows below, how many rooms should the manager overbook?

• A) Overbook 9 rooms.
• B) Overbook 10 rooms.
• C) Overbook 11 rooms.
• D) Overbook 12 rooms.

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