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    The Terminus Hotel received two offers for rooms in 2009 but rejected both due to using an incorrect costing method to set room prices. Using a "Master-Budget Capacity" method spread fixed costs too widely in a low demand year, raising costs to an uncompetitive level. The offers should have been accepted if using "Normal Capacity" costing, which accounted for the hotel's typical 60% occupancy rate. Going forward, the hotel should use "Practical Capacity" costing to set room prices at €75-90 per night, above variable costs but below an uncompetitive rate, in order to be price competitive and retain regular customers during an uncertain economy.

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    The Terminus Hotel received two offers for rooms in 2009 but rejected both due to using an incorrect costing method to set room prices. Using a "Master-Budget Capacity" method spread fixed costs too widely in a low demand year, raising costs to an uncompetitive level. The offers should have been accepted if using "Normal Capacity" costing, which accounted for the hotel's typical 60% occupancy rate. Going forward, the hotel should use "Practical Capacity" costing to set room prices at €75-90 per night, above variable costs but below an uncompetitive rate, in order to be price competitive and retain regular customers during an uncertain economy.

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    The Terminus Hotel received two offers for rooms in 2009 but rejected both due to using an incorrect costing method to set room prices. Using a "Master-Budget Capacity" method spread fixed costs too widely in a low demand year, raising costs to an uncompetitive level. The offers should have been accepted if using "Normal Capacity" costing, which accounted for the hotel's typical 60% occupancy rate. Going forward, the hotel should use "Practical Capacity" costing to set room prices at €75-90 per night, above variable costs but below an uncompetitive rate, in order to be price competitive and retain regular customers during an uncertain economy.

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    Terminus Hotels Essay Example For Students - 738 words | Artscolumbia

    1. Assess the decisions made by the hotel’s management in relation to the various offers received Due to
    the uncertain economic and financial situation in 2008, the Marketing Department of the Terminus Hotel
    forecasted an average occupation level of 40% during 2009. In November 2008, the department received
    two offers from regular customers, the first at a rate of €140 for 25 rooms per day, and the second at a rate
    of
    €159 for 15 rooms per day. Both offers were rejected.

    Based on the numbers, it appears that the accounting department rejected both offers because the rate fell
    short of the total cost per room per day for the hotel. Assuming an occupancy rate of 40% and Master-
    Budget Capacity Utilization costing, the budgeted total room cost per day was €111 (€86 fixed cost + €13
    variable cost). Capacity Concept| Fixed Costs| Capacity Level| Fixed Cost per Room| Variable Cost per
    Room | Total Cost per Room| Theoretical Capacity| 2,500,000| 200| 34| 25| 59| Practical Capacity|
    2,500,000| 195| 35| 25| 60| Normal Capacity | 2,500,000| 120| 57| 25| 82|

    Master-budget Capacity | 2,500,000| 80| 86| 25| 111| Additionally, if the costing department decided to
    recalculate the unit costs due to the loss of the “regular” customers, thus spreading the fixed cost over a
    smaller number of rooms, the price would rise and become increasingly uncompetitive; effectively a
    downward demand spiral. Finally, the case states “As in the case of Pearson Travel, Impressa Reisen kept
    to its regular bid and did not depart from previous forecasts”, which indicates that in previous years both
    bids would have been accepted.

    Assuming that in the previous years, the occupancy rate matched the longer-term average of 60% (Normal
    Capacity), the total cost per room at €82, would have been below the bid price, and thus accepted. In
    summary, the choice of Master-Budget Capacity Utilization, especially in a year-of-crisis when fixed costs
    are spread across a smaller demand, was the incorrect choice, and led to the rejection of the two offers.
    Had they actually been using Normal-Capacity utilization, the offers could have been approved. 2.

    Which price would you set for the rooms? We would choose to use Practical Capacity in order to calculate
    the budgeted fixed cost per room. Using this approach, the total cost of a room per day would be €60 (€35
    fixed cost + €25 fixed cost). Using Master-Budget Capacity Analysis increases the costs to a point at which
    the room price is uncompetitive and in which the guests are paying for the unused capacity of more than 1/2
    the hotel. It is also important to consider the long-term relationship with a customer.

    Both offers were from regular-clients and it could be argued that even if their offers fell below their regular
    bids, they should have been carefully considered. When calculating the Customer Lifetime Value, the
    retention factor for a client is an important component of the equation. Moreover, financial benefit can be
    made on any price that is above the direct cost, which in this instant is the €25 variable cost, signifying
    benefit on any price above €25. With most hotels, and from the financial statements, we know that the
    Terminus hotel makes a profit from the restaurant business.

    This as well should be included in determining the Average Daily Spend for a guest, over and above the
    room rate. Considering the financial statements provided in case A, if we take the operating profit divided by
    the days per year and average occupancy rate, the average profit per room was €14. 25. Adding this to the
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    total cost associated with Practical Capacity, the target price per room could be €75. 50, which would result
    in a margin of 24%, at the high-end of the industry (Lloyds August 2008 Hotel & Catering Review).

    At this price, the offers look solid and should be accepted. In conclusion, assuming practical costing and an
    alignment of prices with previous bids, a price of €90 is reasonable. However, due to the economic climate
    and the use of practical costing, there is room for reducing margin and to price competitively at €75.
    Alternatively, a more complex approach to price setting and maximizing the returns of the hotel over the
    year could be taken. Revenue yield management technologies, such as those offered by Yeelders
    (http://yeelders. om), permit even a single hotel to take advantage of the strategies used by their much
    larger chain rivals. By gauging the length of stay, non-refundable rate, or time to arrival, together with a
    measure of demand that is based on booking patterns, seasonality, and information from local &
    international markets, an optimum price can be calculated. This of course should be done in combination
    with maximizing revenue channels: last minute deals, packages, and holiday sales.

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