Calculate costs per occupied bed day using total bed occupancy

Steps:

• Determine daily occupied beds: 150 two-bed rooms × 2 beds = 300 beds; 50 one-bed rooms × 1 bed = 50 beds; total 350 beds per day.
• Compute total occupied bed days over 30 days: 350 beds/day × 30 days = 10,500 bed days.
• Divide total costs by total bed days: $300,000 ÷ 10,500 =$28.57 per occupied bed day.
• Average length of stay is unused, as occupancy data suffices for bed days.

Why B is correct:

• Matches formula for unit cost: total costs ÷ total occupied bed days, standard in hospitality metrics.

Why the others are wrong:

• A: Underestimates by using room days (150 + 50 = 200 × 30 = 6,000) instead of bed days.
• C: Assumes all rooms are one-bed or ignores bed count, yielding $300,000 ÷ (200 × 30) =$50.
• D: Divides by total possible beds (240 rooms × 30 × average beds/room ≈ 3,085), not occupied.

Final answer: B