Dim Witt is the county commissioner of Clueless County. He decided to institute tolls for local ferry boat passengers. After the tolls had been in effect for four months, Astra Astute, county accountant, noticed that collecting $1,450 in tolls incurred a di cost of $2,000. The toll is $0.50 per passenger. a. How many people are using the ferry boats each day? 2,900 ✓ b. (1) If the $2,000 cost is entirely fixed, how much must each passenger be charged for the toll process to break even? Note: Round your answer to two decimal places (for example, round $4.655 to $4.66). $ 0.69 ✓ (2) How much must each passenger be charged for the toll process to make a profit of $250 per day? Note: Round your answer to two decimal places (for example, round $4.655 to $4.66). $ 0.78 ✓
Dim Witt is the county commissioner of Clueless County. He decided to institute tolls for local ferry boat passengers. After the tolls had been in effect for four months, Astra Astute, county accountant, noticed that collecting $1,450 in tolls incurred a di cost of $2,000. The toll is $0.50 per passenger. a. How many people are using the ferry boats each day? 2,900 ✓ b. (1) If the $2,000 cost is entirely fixed, how much must each passenger be charged for the toll process to break even? Note: Round your answer to two decimal places (for example, round $4.655 to $4.66). $ 0.69 ✓ (2) How much must each passenger be charged for the toll process to make a profit of $250 per day? Note: Round your answer to two decimal places (for example, round $4.655 to $4.66). $ 0.78 ✓
Chapter1: Financial Statements And Business Decisions
Section: Chapter Questions
Problem 1Q
Related questions
Question
![Volume and pricing
Dim Witt is the county commissioner of Clueless County. He decided to institute tolls for local ferry boat passengers. After the tolls had been in effect for four months, Astra Astute, county accountant, noticed that collecting $1,450 in tolls incurred a daily
cost of $2,000. The toll is $0.50 per passenger.
a. How many people are using the ferry boats each day? 2,900
b. (1) If the $2,000 cost is entirely fixed, how much must each passenger be charged for the toll process to break even?
Note: Round your answer to two decimal places (for example, round $4.655 to $4.66).
$0.69
(2) How much must each passenger be charged for the toll process to make a profit of $250 per day?
Note: Round your answer to two decimal places (for example, round $4.655 to $4.66).
$ 0.78
c. Assume that only 80 percent of the $2,000 is fixed and the remainder varies by passenger. If the toll is raised to $0.60 per person, passenger volume is expected to fall by 10 percent. If the toll is raised and volume falls, will the county be better or worse
off than it is currently and by what amount?
Note: Round your answer to two decimal places (for example, round $4.655 to $4.66).
Better off by ✔ $ 216
X
d. Assume that only 80 percent of the $2,000 is fixed and the remainder varies by passenger. If passenger volume will decline by 5 percent for every $0.20 increase from the current $0.50 rate, at what level of use and toll amount would the county first
make a profit?
Note: Round your answer to two decimal places (for example, round $4.655 to $4.66).
The company would make a profit of $0
Xat a fare level of $ 0.9](/v2/_next/image?url=https%3A%2F%2Fcontent.bartleby.com%2Fqna-images%2Fquestion%2Fc6115580-9cc3-4a1e-b466-d17669bb5c5a%2Fea91e4a5-166a-4aac-846a-69a0cc498c55%2F8m6va9_processed.jpeg&w=3840&q=75)
Transcribed Image Text:Volume and pricing
Dim Witt is the county commissioner of Clueless County. He decided to institute tolls for local ferry boat passengers. After the tolls had been in effect for four months, Astra Astute, county accountant, noticed that collecting $1,450 in tolls incurred a daily
cost of $2,000. The toll is $0.50 per passenger.
a. How many people are using the ferry boats each day? 2,900
b. (1) If the $2,000 cost is entirely fixed, how much must each passenger be charged for the toll process to break even?
Note: Round your answer to two decimal places (for example, round $4.655 to $4.66).
$0.69
(2) How much must each passenger be charged for the toll process to make a profit of $250 per day?
Note: Round your answer to two decimal places (for example, round $4.655 to $4.66).
$ 0.78
c. Assume that only 80 percent of the $2,000 is fixed and the remainder varies by passenger. If the toll is raised to $0.60 per person, passenger volume is expected to fall by 10 percent. If the toll is raised and volume falls, will the county be better or worse
off than it is currently and by what amount?
Note: Round your answer to two decimal places (for example, round $4.655 to $4.66).
Better off by ✔ $ 216
X
d. Assume that only 80 percent of the $2,000 is fixed and the remainder varies by passenger. If passenger volume will decline by 5 percent for every $0.20 increase from the current $0.50 rate, at what level of use and toll amount would the county first
make a profit?
Note: Round your answer to two decimal places (for example, round $4.655 to $4.66).
The company would make a profit of $0
Xat a fare level of $ 0.9
Expert Solution
![](/static/compass_v2/shared-icons/check-mark.png)
This question has been solved!
Explore an expertly crafted, step-by-step solution for a thorough understanding of key concepts.
Step by step
Solved in 4 steps with 5 images
![Blurred answer](/static/compass_v2/solution-images/blurred-answer.jpg)
Knowledge Booster
Learn more about
Need a deep-dive on the concept behind this application? Look no further. Learn more about this topic, accounting and related others by exploring similar questions and additional content below.Recommended textbooks for you
![FINANCIAL ACCOUNTING](https://compass-isbn-assets.s3.amazonaws.com/isbn_cover_images/9781259964947/9781259964947_smallCoverImage.jpg)
![Accounting](https://www.bartleby.com/isbn_cover_images/9781337272094/9781337272094_smallCoverImage.gif)
Accounting
Accounting
ISBN:
9781337272094
Author:
WARREN, Carl S., Reeve, James M., Duchac, Jonathan E.
Publisher:
Cengage Learning,
![Accounting Information Systems](https://www.bartleby.com/isbn_cover_images/9781337619202/9781337619202_smallCoverImage.gif)
Accounting Information Systems
Accounting
ISBN:
9781337619202
Author:
Hall, James A.
Publisher:
Cengage Learning,
![FINANCIAL ACCOUNTING](https://compass-isbn-assets.s3.amazonaws.com/isbn_cover_images/9781259964947/9781259964947_smallCoverImage.jpg)
![Accounting](https://www.bartleby.com/isbn_cover_images/9781337272094/9781337272094_smallCoverImage.gif)
Accounting
Accounting
ISBN:
9781337272094
Author:
WARREN, Carl S., Reeve, James M., Duchac, Jonathan E.
Publisher:
Cengage Learning,
![Accounting Information Systems](https://www.bartleby.com/isbn_cover_images/9781337619202/9781337619202_smallCoverImage.gif)
Accounting Information Systems
Accounting
ISBN:
9781337619202
Author:
Hall, James A.
Publisher:
Cengage Learning,
![Horngren's Cost Accounting: A Managerial Emphasis…](https://www.bartleby.com/isbn_cover_images/9780134475585/9780134475585_smallCoverImage.gif)
Horngren's Cost Accounting: A Managerial Emphasis…
Accounting
ISBN:
9780134475585
Author:
Srikant M. Datar, Madhav V. Rajan
Publisher:
PEARSON
![Intermediate Accounting](https://www.bartleby.com/isbn_cover_images/9781259722660/9781259722660_smallCoverImage.gif)
Intermediate Accounting
Accounting
ISBN:
9781259722660
Author:
J. David Spiceland, Mark W. Nelson, Wayne M Thomas
Publisher:
McGraw-Hill Education
![Financial and Managerial Accounting](https://www.bartleby.com/isbn_cover_images/9781259726705/9781259726705_smallCoverImage.gif)
Financial and Managerial Accounting
Accounting
ISBN:
9781259726705
Author:
John J Wild, Ken W. Shaw, Barbara Chiappetta Fundamental Accounting Principles
Publisher:
McGraw-Hill Education