Please do not give solution in image formate thanku. JetAirways flight from Philadelphia to Boston has 350 seats. The high fare on the flight is $1000 and the restricted/low fare is $500. There is ample demand for the low fare class but high fare demand is uncertain. Demand for the high fare is normally distributed with mean 150 and standard deviation of 45. Further, the customers buy low fare tickets well in advance of high fare customers. a. What is the optimal protection level for the high fare tickets? b. What is the expected revenue (in thousands) from high fare passengers when a booking limit of 200 is selected for the low fare tickets? c. The JetAirways Customers’ Bill of rights states that “Customers who are involuntarily denied boarding shall receive $750 in addition to a ticket refund.” The RM department notices that the number of no-shows is normally distributed with a mean of 7.5 and standard deviation of 3. What is the maximum number of reservations in excess of plane capacity that the airline should accept?

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JetAirways flight from Philadelphia to Boston has 350 seats. The high fare on the flight is $1000 and the restricted/low fare is $500. There is ample demand for the low fare class but high fare demand is uncertain. Demand for the high fare is normally distributed with mean 150 and standard deviation of 45. Further, the customers buy low fare tickets well in advance of high fare customers.

a. What is the optimal protection level for the high fare tickets?

b. What is the expected revenue (in thousands) from high fare passengers when a booking limit of 200 is selected for the low fare tickets?

c. The JetAirways Customers’ Bill of rights states that “Customers who are involuntarily denied boarding shall receive $750 in addition to a ticket refund.” The RM department notices that the number of no-shows is normally distributed with a mean of 7.5 and standard deviation of 3. What is the maximum number of reservations in excess of plane capacity that the airline should accept?

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