Question

I just need help with D. and E. thank you!

You are the catering manager for an upscale hotel. Last Saturday your staff catered a wedding reception in the main ballroom, during which 92 chicken dinners, 69 steak dinners, and 299 fish dinners were served. All dinners are the same price. The hotel charges "per person" for catered events. (a) What percent of the total meals served was each type of dinner? chicken 20 % steak 15 % fish 65 % (b) If $25,300 was charged for all the meals, how much revenue (in $) did each type produce? chicken $ 5060 steak $ 3795 fish $ 16445 (c) If a 20% price increase goes into effect next month, what will be the new price (in $) per meal? $ 66 1 (d) When photographers, florists, DJs, bands, and other outside vendors are booked through your office for events at the hotel, an 8. -% "finder's fee" is charged. Last year, $195,000 of such services were 2 booked. How much (in $) did the hotel make on this service? $ (e) If your boss is expecting $18,700 in "finder's fee" revenue next year, what amount (in $) of these services must be booked? $

Answer 1

d.

The total service cost =$ 195,000

Then finder fee = $ 195,000* 8.5%

= $ 16,575

Then hotel could make on this device is $ 16,575

e.

The boss is expecting finder fee = $ 18,700

The service cost will be = $ 18,700/ 8.5%

= $ 220,000