Suppose Shady Lane Hotel Has Annual Fixed Costs Applicable to Its

question 54

Multiple Choice

Suppose Shady Lane Hotel has annual fixed costs applicable to its rooms of $1.0 million for its 300-room hotel.Average daily room rents are $60 per room and average variable costs are $10 for each room rented.It operates 365 days per year.What percent of occupancy is needed to breakeven?

• A) 3.65%
• B) 18.3%
• C) 27.4%
• D) 34.3%

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Production Possibility Frontier

A curve depicting all maximum output possibilities for two or more goods given a set of inputs (resources, technology).

Absolute Advantage

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Herring

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Opportunity Cost

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