Let X denote the block rate of the host hotel for a particular conference, and let Y denote the lowest room rate available in th
e 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. X+Y2X+Y2
B. X−Y2X−Y2
C. X−YX−Y
D. X+YX+Y
E. 2(X−Y)
The question asks to identify the least amount of discount on the conference registration. If the registration discount is at least half of the possible saving of ROB then all attendees will stay within the block. X is the block rate and Y is the non block rate. The saving for staying two nights outside the block is 2 (X-Y)
