Description
Subtract reservedCovers from seatCapacity with a zero floor for availableSeats and return the reverse excess for overbookedSeats.
Hospitality quantities depend on service periods, capacity rules, portions, room counts, and charging conventions. A component estimate uses the supplied assumptions and does not confirm availability or a complete booking price.
Subtract reservedCovers from seatCapacity with a zero floor for availableSeats and return the reverse excess for overbookedSeats.
When to use this tool
Use Restaurant Table Cover Capacity Gap when you need one service-capacity, timing, or charge component.
How to use the tool and how it works
- Enter seatCapacity, reservedCovers. Use the units and conventions below.
- Run the tool. Correct any format, range, or cross-field input error before interpreting the output.
- Read availableSeats, overbookedSeats. Use the output convention below.
Subtract reservedCovers from seatCapacity with a zero floor for availableSeats and return the reverse excess for overbookedSeats.1
| Input field | Meaning and units | Accepted input |
|---|---|---|
| seatCapacity | Seat Capacity | Required. Safe integer; minimum 0. |
| reservedCovers | Reserved Covers | Required. Safe integer; minimum 0. |
| Output field | Interpretation | Returned shape |
|---|---|---|
| availableSeats | Available Seats | Required. Safe integer. |
| overbookedSeats | Overbooked Seats | Required. Safe integer. |
{
"input": {
"seatCapacity": 40,
"reservedCovers": 34
},
"output": {
"availableSeats": 6,
"overbookedSeats": 0
}
}Limitations and assumptions
- Counts are nonnegative integers; table combinations, service timing, accessibility, staffing, and actual booking acceptance are not assessed.
- Inputs must satisfy both the field types and the cross-field conditions above. Invalid input causes an error; a successful false flag or documented placeholder is a different result.
- Numeric calculations use binary floating point unless exact decimal-integer arithmetic is explicitly stated. No hidden measurement tolerance or decimal rounding is added; nonfinite or out-of-contract results are rejected. Numeric signed-zero results are exported as zero.
Alternative or Complementary methods
Check the full service plan, booking terms, local requirements, and operational capacity separately.
References
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