Antonio is the RM at the $180-$room Hawthorne Suites. Disappointed in his occupancy rate last year, he decided to reduce his room rates this year by $10$ percent to help increase sales and improve his RevPAR. This action resulted in an upswing in occupancy, from $75$ percent last year, to $85$ percent this year; an increase of $13\mathrm{.}3$ percent.

Last year, Antonio's controllable operating costs were $$61\mathrm{.}00$ per room. This year, they rose to $$62\mathrm{.}00$ per room, an increase of only $1\mathrm{.}6$ percent. Help Antonio better understand the overall results of his rate reduction strategy by completing his hotel's May operating performance worksheet and then answering the questions that follow.

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