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Oriole provides shuttle service between four hotels near a medical center and an international airport. Oriole uses two 10-passenger vans to offer 12 round trips per day. A recent month’s activity in the form of a cost-volume-profit income statement is shown below.

Sales (1,330 passengers)       $39,900
Variable costs        
    Fuel   $5,809    
    Tolls and parking   7,164    
    Maintenance   992   13,965
Contribution margin       25,935
Fixed costs        
    Salaries   12,500    
    Depreciation   1,700    
    Insurance   1,400   15,600
Net income       $10,335
 
 
(A) Calculate the break-even point in dollars.

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(B) Calculate the break-even point in number of passengers.

Break-even point  
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(C) Without calculations, determine the contribution margin at the break-even point.

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