CEH - Certified Executive Housekeeper Budgeting and Inventory Control Questions and Answers

Question 1

An Executive Housekeeper is preparing the annual budget. The purchase of new, energy-efficient laundry machines would fall under which type of budget?

Accepted Answer

Capital Budget

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Operating Budget

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Payroll Budget

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Discretionary Budget

Question 2

A 200-room hotel aims to maintain a 4-par level for bath towels. Each room is stocked with 4 bath towels. One par is in the rooms, one par is dirty and in the laundry, and two pars are clean and in storage. What is the total number of bath towels the hotel needs in its inventory?

Accepted Answer

3200

Answer

800

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1600

Answer

2400

Question 3

Which of the following inventory systems provides a real-time, continuous record of all items in stock, immediately updating with every purchase and issuance?

Accepted Answer

Perpetual Inventory System

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Periodic Inventory System

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Manual Tag System

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First-In, First-Out (FIFO) System

Question 4

An Executive Housekeeper is analyzing the monthly Profit and Loss statement and notices that the cost of cleaning supplies is 15% over budget, while occupancy was lower than forecasted. This situation is known as a(n):

Accepted Answer

Unfavorable Variance

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Favorable Variance

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Capital Expenditure

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Zero-Based Budget

Question 5

To effectively control housekeeping expenses, the cost for non-recycled items like guest amenities is often calculated using which key performance indicator?

Accepted Answer

Cost Per Occupied Room (CPOR)

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Inventory Turnover Rate

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Average Daily Rate (ADR)

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Revenue Per Available Room (RevPAR)

Question 6

A hotel's beginning inventory of cleaning concentrate was $2,000 and the ending inventory was $1,500. The cost of goods sold (supplies used) during this period was $6,300. What is the inventory turnover ratio for this cleaning concentrate?

Accepted Answer

3.6

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2.9

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4.2

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5.1

An Executive Housekeeper is preparing the annual budget.The purchase of new, energy-efficient laundry machines would fall under which type of budget?

An Executive Housekeeper is preparing the annual budget.
The purchase of new, energy-efficient laundry machines would fall under which type of budget?