Erica is the Special Events Coordinator of a large hotel, and she is reviewing her end of event reports after a wedding reception she has just managed. The bride and groom had planned on 300 guests, and they only wanted champagne and wine served. Based on an average of 3 drinks consumed per guest and an average of 5 drinks served per bottle, Erica had estimated the number of bottles she should serve for the reception. Below is the report that her banquet captain prepared on actual bottles used at the reception. The actual number of attendees at the reception was 250 guests. The information below shows beverage usage at the wedding reception.

 

Beverage # of Guests Selection Champagne Wine Total per Selecting Bottle 100 Average Drinks Estimated Used Difference Average Difference Difference in # of in Bottles Drinks Drinks per in # of Guests Bottles Bottles Used Served Guest Served 5 500 30 470 3 200 300 55 1000 48 952 3 1500 78 1422 3