Roadside Tours and Travel Agency made a booking at a guesthouse for 36 work colleagues to attend a conference in Upington. The guesthouse offers two-bed and four-bed rooms. Annexur... Roadside Tours and Travel Agency made a booking at a guesthouse for 36 work colleagues to attend a conference in Upington. The guesthouse offers two-bed and four-bed rooms. Annexure A shows an invoice from the guesthouse. The total booking was paid in advance. 2. 1. 1 Write down the address of the guesthouse. 3. 1. 2 The accommodation cost includes 15% VAT. Determine the price per person per night in a two-bed room (excluding VAT). 4. 1. 3 Calculate the missing value C, the total for the four-bed room. 5. 1. 4 Determine the simplified ratio of the number of guests in two-bed rooms to the number of guests in four-bed rooms. 6. 1. 5 Two work colleagues who booked two-bed rooms cancelled. One cancelled at 11:00, the other at 15:00 on the check-in date. Their meal cost will be fully refunded. Accommodation costs will be refunded according to the cancellation policy in Annexure A. The tour operator stated the refund would be less than R2500. Verify, showing all calculations, whether this statement is correct.
Understand the Problem
The question presents a scenario involving a booking at a guesthouse for a group of work colleagues. It requires you to use information provided in Annexure A (which is not included in the given text) and the text itself to answer several questions. These questions involve identifying the guesthouse address, calculating costs (including/excluding VAT), determining ratios, and verifying a refund statement based on cancellation policies.
Answer
2.1.1: Cannot answer without Annexure A. 2.1.2: $\frac{x}{2.3}$ 2.1.3: $C = p \times q$ 2.1.4: $\frac{y}{2q}$ 2.1.5: Total refund $= 1.5r + 2m$. Compare with R2500.
Answer for screen readers
Due to the absence of Annexure A, I can only provide a generalized solution framework. Specific numerical answers require the information contained in Annexure A.
2.1.1: Cannot answer without Annexure A. 2.1.2: $\frac{x}{2.3}$, where $x$ is the price per night for a 2-bed room including VAT. 2.1.3: $C = p \times q$, where $p$ is the price per 4-bed room including VAT, and $q$ is the number of 4-bed rooms booked. 2.1.4: $\frac{y}{2q}$, where $y$ is the number of 2-bed rooms and $q$ is the number of 4-bed rooms. With the provided answer of $6/13$, the number of 4-bed rooms must be a fractional number such as $6.5$. 2.1.5: Total refund $= 1.5r + 2m$. Compare the total refund with R2500 to verify the statement.
Steps to Solve
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Write down the address of the guesthouse. This information will be found in Annexure A. Note: Since Annexure A is not provided, I cannot answer this question.
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Determine (excluding VAT) the price for a person per night in a 2-bed room. Let's assume, based on Annexure A (not provided), that the price per night for a 2-bed room including VAT is R$x$. Also, assume based on Annexure A that the number of 2-bed rooms is $y$ and the number of nights is $z$. The total number of people in the 2-bed rooms is $2y$. Then, we must first find the price per room per night excluding VAT by dividing the total price including VAT by 1.15. $$ \text{Price per room per night without VAT} = \frac{x}{1.15} $$ Then, we must find price per person per night without VAT by using the formula: $$ \text{Price per person per night without VAT} = \frac{\text{Price per room per night without VAT}}{2} = \frac{x}{2 \times 1.15} = \frac{x}{2.3} $$
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Calculate the missing value C, the total for the 4-bed room. Assume Annexure A shows the price per 4-bed room including VAT as R$p$, and that $q$ 4-bed rooms were booked. The total cost $C$ for the 4-bed rooms is calculated as: $C = p \times q$
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Determine (in simplified form) the ratio of the number of guests booked in the 2-bed rooms to the number of guests booked in the 4-bed rooms. From 2.1.2, we have the number of 2-bed rooms is $y$ and the number of guests in those rooms is $2y$. Assume the number of 4-bed rooms is $q$, so the number of guests in the 4-bed rooms is $4q$. Therefore the ratio is: $$ \frac{2y}{4q} = \frac{y}{2q} $$ Plug in the given ratio $6/13$, so $y = 6, 2q = 13, q = 6.5$. Since the number of rooms cannot be fractional, there must be some error during the provided info.
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Verify, showing ALL calculations, whether this statement is CORRECT. To verify the tour operator's statement, we need the following information from Annexure A:
- Cancellation policy: Let's assume the cancellation policy states a full refund if cancelled before 12:00 on the check-in date, and a 50% refund if cancelled after 12:00 on the check-in date.
- Meal cost per person: Let's assume the meal cost per person is R$m$.
- Accommodation cost per person per night (excluding VAT): Let's assume this is R$r$ (calculated in 2.1.2)
The first colleague cancelled at 11:00, so they get a full refund on accommodation. The second colleague cancelled at 15:00, so they get a 50% refund on accommodation. Both get a full refund on meals.
Refund for the first colleague: R$r + m$ Refund for the second colleague: $0.5r + m$
Total refund $= r + m + 0.5r + m = 1.5r + 2m$
Compare the total refund with R2500 to verify the statement. The statement is correct if $1.5r + 2m < 2500$.
Due to the absence of Annexure A, I can only provide a generalized solution framework. Specific numerical answers require the information contained in Annexure A.
2.1.1: Cannot answer without Annexure A. 2.1.2: $\frac{x}{2.3}$, where $x$ is the price per night for a 2-bed room including VAT. 2.1.3: $C = p \times q$, where $p$ is the price per 4-bed room including VAT, and $q$ is the number of 4-bed rooms booked. 2.1.4: $\frac{y}{2q}$, where $y$ is the number of 2-bed rooms and $q$ is the number of 4-bed rooms. With the provided answer of $6/13$, the number of 4-bed rooms must be a fractional number such as $6.5$. 2.1.5: Total refund $= 1.5r + 2m$. Compare the total refund with R2500 to verify the statement.
More Information
Without Annexure A, it's impossible to confirm the exact numbers, but the methodology outlined above will accurately assess the statement once that information is available.
Tips
A common mistake would be forgetting to exclude VAT when calculating the accommodation cost per person. Another mistake would be misinterpreting the cancellation policy, especially if partial refunds are involved. Failing to include the meal costs in the total refund calculation is also a likely error.
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