Supervision in the Hospitality Industry- AHLEI Practice Test

If the productivity standard at a 100-room hotel is 30 minutes to clean one guestroom, how many room attendant labor hours are needed to clean guestrooms at 80 percent occupancy?

1. A. 40 labor hours

2. B. 80 labor hours

3. C. 160 labor hours

4. D. 320 labor hours

The correct answer is: A. 40 labor hours

To determine how many labor hours are needed to clean the guestrooms at 80 percent occupancy, we first need to calculate how many rooms are occupied. At a 100-room hotel, 80 percent occupancy would mean that 80 rooms are in use. Given that it takes 30 minutes to clean one guestroom, we can calculate the total time required to clean 80 occupied rooms. First, we will convert the cleaning time from minutes to hours because productivity standards are often evaluated in hours. Since 30 minutes is half an hour, cleaning one room requires 0.5 labor hours. Now, to find out the total labor hours required to clean all 80 rooms, we multiply the number of rooms (80) by the labor hours required per room (0.5 hours): 80 rooms × 0.5 hours/room = 40 labor hours. Therefore, the calculated total of 40 labor hours is necessary to clean all the occupied guestrooms at 80% occupancy. This aligns with the correct answer provided. Understanding how to break down the productivity standards and apply them to actual occupancy rates is vital in the hospitality industry, as it helps in efficient labor management and scheduling.