You Are The Manager Of A 325-Room Hotel With An 83% Average

You Are The Manager Of A 325 Room Hotel Which Has An 83 Average Occup

You Are The Manager Of A 325 Room Hotel Which Has An 83 Average Occup

You are the manager of a 325-room hotel with an 83% occupancy rate and an ADR of $139.80. A certain percentage of occupied rooms are double or triple occupancy. The hotel has a restaurant seating 350 guests, with 3.2 turns per day, and a small banquet room seating 50. There are three planned banquets for June, with guest counts of 27, 12, and 31. On average, 13% of occupied rooms order 1.2 meals through room service daily. The hotel’s public areas are served by a 20-horsepower (HP) blower motor, and the restaurant and banquet rooms have a 15 HP blower. The total public space is 100,000 cubic feet, with the restaurant and banquet areas occupying 40,000 cubic feet. The inside temperature is set at 75°F, with an average outside temperature of 82°F in June, which has 30 days.

Other factors include linen soilage per guest, linen soiled per cover served, and heating/cooling load factors based on cooling degree days (CDD). Costs for electricity, water, sewer, and surcharges are provided, along with utility usage rates. The key usage metrics include water and electricity per occupied room, per cover served, and per pound of soiled linen.

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Calculate the forecasted electrical consumption (kWh and dollars) for the public areas and the restaurant for June using three different methods: 1) based on A/C horsepower, 2) based on square footage, and 3) based on occupancy, covers sold, and linen soiled. Additionally, forecast water and sewer costs based on usage rates and total consumption estimates.

Forecasted Electrical Consumption Using A/C Horsepower

The A/C blower motors' horsepower provides a basis to estimate electrical consumption. The total horsepower for public areas is 20 HP, and for the restaurant and banquet room, it is 15 HP. The formula connecting horsepower to electrical consumption is:

Electrical consumption (kWh) = Horsepower × Power factor × Hours of operation

Using the provided factors: 0.125 kWh/mcf/cdd and considering the cooling load, the total energy consumption can be estimated based on motor horsepower multiplied by operating hours and the conversion factor.

Forecasted Electrical Consumption Using Square Footage

Electrical consumption per square foot is typically estimated based on historical data and industry standards. Given 100,000 cubic feet of space with an internal temperature set at 75°F, and considering the outside temperature of 82°F, the cooling load per square foot can be approximated. Assuming a typical coefficient for hotel buildings, the total consumption is derived by multiplying the total square footage (assuming standard ceiling heights) by the per-square-foot energy use factor derived from past data.

Forecasted Electrical Consumption Based on Occupied Rooms, Covers, and Linen Soiled

Using usage rates:

  • Electrical per occupied room: 14 kWh
  • Electrical per cover served: 1 kWh
  • Electrical per pound of soiled linen: 0.1 kWh

Total electrical consumption is calculated by multiplying these rates by the respective estimated usage metrics: occupied rooms, covers served, and pounds of linen soilage.

Forecasted Water Consumption and Costs

The total water demand is computed based on per-occupant and per-cover usage, with adjustments for linen soilage and banquet usage. Using the given rates—225 gallons per occupied room, 10 gallons per cover served, and 4 gallons per pound of linen—the total consumption in gallons is calculated. These gallons are converted to hundreds of cubic feet (ccf), noting that 748 gallons equal 1 cubic foot, and the rates for water are applied accordingly, including surcharges.

Forecasted Sewer Costs

Sewer costs are based on the water consumption, with the commercial sewer rate at 255.5% of the water bill, plus a 5.5% surcharge. Total sewer costs are derived using these multipliers applied to water expenses.

Total Water and Sewer Cost

Combining both water and sewer costs provides an overall picture of utility costs for the hotel operation in June.

Calculations

Assumptions: For simplicity, all calculations are based on average operational days, and the assumptions for related efficiencies and conversion factors are used as per guidelines provided.

Electrical Consumption (Horsepower Method)

Public areas: 20 HP motor, operating approximately 24 hours daily.

Restaurant and banquet: 15 HP motor, operating approximately 12 hours daily (assumption based on usage patterns).

Energy rate conversion: 0.125 kWh/mcf/cdd, with CDD estimated as (82-75)=7 degrees.

Conversion: 1 HP ≈ 0.746 kW, so total capacity is converted accordingly.

Electrical Consumption (Square Footage Method)

Assuming a standard estimate of 10-12 kWh per 1000 sq ft per month for cooling, applied over 100,000 cubic feet (assuming approx. 10,000 sq ft). The calculation adjusts for outside temperature difference and other factors. -->

Electrical Consumption (Occupancy, Covers, Linen Soiled)

Number of occupied rooms: 325 * 83% ≈ 270 rooms.

Daily occupied rooms: 270

Covers sold daily: Restaurant turnover (3.2) x (350 seats / 2) approximate occupancy per turn, etc.

Total linen soiled: Sum of linens from guests and covers, multiplied by respective soilage rates.

Water Consumption and Cost

Total water in gallons:

  • Occupied rooms: 225 gallons × 270 rooms = 60,750 gallons
  • Covers served: 12 covers × 350 seats × 3.2 turns × 30 days ≈ 403,200 covers, so 10 gallons × 403,200 = 4,032,000 gallons
  • Linen soilage: 5.5 pounds per guest × 270 guests = 1,485 pounds; ¾ pounds per cover × total covers

Converted to cubic feet (ccf): dividing gallons by 748, then dividing by 100 for hundreds of cubic feet, then applying rates with surcharges.

Sewer Cost Calculation

Based on total water usage, multiply by 255.5% of water bill, then add surcharge of 5.5%.

Total Water and Sewer Cost

Sum of water and sewer costs for June operation.

Summary

These calculations provide a comprehensive financial overview of the hotel’s utility consumption for June, enabling better budgeting and operational adjustments.

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