Ocean View Company operates tour boats. Its predicted operations for the year are as follows: Sales (1,000 tours per year) $400,000 Costs: Variable Fixed $250 per tour $100,000 per year The company has received a request to offer 100 tours for $300 each. Ocean View has plenty of capacity to do these tours in addition to its regular business. Doing these tours would not affect the company's regular sales or its fixed costs. a. Should the company do the special tours for $300 per tour? b. What is the effect of the decision on the company's operating profit?
Ocean View Company operates tour boats. Its predicted operations for the year are as follows: Sales (1,000 tours per year) $400,000 Costs: Variable Fixed $250 per tour $100,000 per year The company has received a request to offer 100 tours for $300 each. Ocean View has plenty of capacity to do these tours in addition to its regular business. Doing these tours would not affect the company's regular sales or its fixed costs. a. Should the company do the special tours for $300 per tour? b. What is the effect of the decision on the company's operating profit?
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Transcribed Image Text:Ocean View Company operates tour boats. Its predicted operations for the year
are as follows:
Sales (1,000 tours per year) $400,000
Costs:
Variable
Fixed
$250 per tour
$100,000 per year
The company has received a request to offer 100 tours for $300 each. Ocean View
has plenty of capacity to do these tours in addition to its regular business. Doing
these tours would not affect the company's regular sales or its fixed costs.
a. Should the company do the special tours for $300 per tour?
b. What is the effect of the decision on the company's operating profit?
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