4. Finance and Accounting

Costing And Controls — Quiz

Test your understanding of costing and controls with 5 practice questions.

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Practice Questions

Question 1

Which of the following is classified as an indirect cost for a hotel's housekeeping department?

Question 2

Which advantage does activity-based costing provide over traditional costing methods in a hotel context?

Question 3

If a hotel has fixed monthly costs of \120{,}000, an average room rate of \150 per night, and variable costs of \$50 per occupied room, how many room-nights must be sold to break even?

Question 4

A restaurant's actual sales are 1500 meals while its break-even sales volume is 1200 meals. What is the margin of safety as a percentage of actual sales?

Question 5

Which of the following is an example of a detective control in a hotel's cash management process?