Integrated Reasoning (50新题) Article 1 The expenses related to sponsoring a 2 conference can be immense. An organization 3 sponsoring a conference can recoup these 4 expenses through registration fees and 5 partnership with the host hotel. As part of the 6 partnership, the host hotel sets aside a block 7 of rooms for conference attendees, with rooms 8 available at a slightly higher-than-normal rate. 9 While most conference attendees prefer to 10 stay in the host hotel, they often follow an 11 alternate strategy to avoid the extra cost of 12 reserving a room within the block at the host 13 hotel. Some attendees reserve rooms outside 14 the host hotel-the ROHH strategy. Others 15 reserve rooms outside the block-the ROB 16 strategy. 17 Conference sponsors have succeeded in 18 countering these strategies by increasing the 19 conference registration fee by a fixed amount 20 and then offering an equivalent registration fee 21 discount to attendees who book rooms in the 22 block. A study has shown that if this registration 23 discount is equal to at least half the potential 24 savings of an attendee’s particular cost-saving 25 strategy, the attendee is much more likely to 26 reserve a room within the block. Weekend Conferences 1 Ten conferences are scheduled for the same 2 weekend in City X. For each conference, the 3 table lists the conference sponsor, the 4 registration fee, the discounted registration fee 5 (if any),the host hotel, the rate for rooms in the 6 block at the host hotel, and the lowest rate for 7 an available room in the host hotel during that 8 same weekend. Conference attendees will 9 require two nights lodging, and all room rates 10 are per guest, per night, assuming two guests 11 per room. The lowest rate for an available room 12 in City X on this same weekend is ＄65.
1、 For each of the following sponsors, select yes if an attendee of the sponsor’s conference would spend less money by employing the ROB strategy-paying the lowest possible room rate in the host hotel and paying the nondiscounted registration fee-than by reserving a room in the block. Otherwise, select No.
2、Assume that host hotels receive a reimbursement from the conference organizers for 25% of the block rate per night for each unoccupied room in the conference block. For each of the following hotels, select Yes if, for at least one conference on the weekend listed, the hotel would lose room revenue if a room in the block is vacant because an attendee employed the ROB strategy. Otherwise, select NO.
3、 Let X denote the block rate of the host hotel for a particular conference, and let Y denote the lowest room rate available in the host hotel outside of the conference block. For a conference that requires a two-night hotel stay, which one of the following expressions represents the least amount of discount on the conference registration fee that, according to the article, would be sufficient to deter conference attendees from employing the ROB strategy in choosing accommodations? ○ A. ○ B. ○ C. ○ D. ○ E. 4、For each of the following sponsors, select Yes if an attendee of the sponsor’s conference would spend less money by employing the ROHH strategy-paying the lowest possible room rate outside the host hotel and paying the nondiscounted registration fee-than by reserving a room in the block at the host hotel. Otherwise, select NO.
5、Many individuals stand to benefit financially from attendees at conferences. For each of the following individuals, choose Loss if the individual would likely earn less money if rooms in the conference block are vacant because of attendees using ROHH strategies. Otherwise select No loss.
6、Assume that all host hotels for the conferences in City X on the weekend indicated have conference block rooms available and that all hotels in City X have rooms available at their lowest rates for the conference weekend. Which one of the following conferences is most likely to have attendees favoring the ROB strategy over the ROHH strategy ? ○ A. AMG ○ B. CDA ○ C. QRTA ○ D. RCD ○ E. WWLOP |
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