Where a dealer engaged in the business of hotel, inn, motel, resort, or alike, while providing lodging and boarding, charges a composite sum inclusive of any supply by way of, or as a part of, any service or in any other manner whatsoever, of goods, being food or any other article for human consumption or any drink (whether or not intoxicating), and such supply or service, is for cash, deferred payment or other valuable consideration during the period of stay at such hotel, inn, motel, resort, or alike, he may, where segregation of amount charged for food etc., is not ascertainable, at his option, pay tax in accordance with the provisions of sub-section (2) of section 16, on that turnover of sales as computed in column (3) of the TABLE below:-
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