Southeastern​ Airlines's daily flight from Atlanta to Charlotte uses a Boeing​ 737, with​ all-coach seating for 120 people. In the​ past, the airline has priced every seat at ​$136 for the​ one-way flight. An average of 81 passengers are on each flight. The variable cost of a filled seat is $23. Aysajan​ Eziz, the new operations​ manager, has decided to try a yield revenue​ approach, with seats priced at $82 for early bookings and at $195 or bookings within 1 week of the flight. He estimates that the airline will sell 66 seats at the lower price and 33 at the higher price. Variable cost will not change.   1. Total​ $ contribution in the single price approach is ?​ (enter your response as a whole​ number).   2. Total​ $ contribution in the two price points approach is ? (enter your response as a whole​ number).   3.Which approach is preferable to Mr.​ Eziz? A.Proposed model−two price points OR B. Current Model - Single price

Practical Management Science
6th Edition
ISBN:9781337406659
Author:WINSTON, Wayne L.
Publisher:WINSTON, Wayne L.
Chapter2: Introduction To Spreadsheet Modeling
Section: Chapter Questions
Problem 20P: Julie James is opening a lemonade stand. She believes the fixed cost per week of running the stand...
icon
Related questions
icon
Concept explainers
Topic Video
Question
Southeastern​ Airlines's daily flight from Atlanta to Charlotte uses a Boeing​ 737, with​ all-coach seating for 120 people. In the​ past, the airline has priced every seat at ​$136 for the​ one-way flight. An average of 81 passengers are on each flight. The variable cost of a filled seat is $23. Aysajan​ Eziz, the new operations​ manager, has decided to try a yield revenue​ approach, with seats priced at $82 for early bookings and at $195 or bookings within 1 week of the flight. He estimates that the airline will sell 66 seats at the lower price and 33 at the higher price. Variable cost will not change.
 
1. Total​ $ contribution in the single price approach is ?​ (enter your response as a whole​ number).
 
2. Total​ $ contribution in the two price points approach is ? (enter your response as a whole​ number).
 
3.Which approach is preferable to Mr.​ Eziz?
A.Proposed model−two price points
OR
B. Current Model - Single price
 
Expert Solution
trending now

Trending now

This is a popular solution!

steps

Step by step

Solved in 3 steps with 2 images

Blurred answer
Knowledge Booster
Inventory management
Learn more about
Need a deep-dive on the concept behind this application? Look no further. Learn more about this topic, operations-management and related others by exploring similar questions and additional content below.
Similar questions
Recommended textbooks for you
Practical Management Science
Practical Management Science
Operations Management
ISBN:
9781337406659
Author:
WINSTON, Wayne L.
Publisher:
Cengage,
Operations Management
Operations Management
Operations Management
ISBN:
9781259667473
Author:
William J Stevenson
Publisher:
McGraw-Hill Education
Operations and Supply Chain Management (Mcgraw-hi…
Operations and Supply Chain Management (Mcgraw-hi…
Operations Management
ISBN:
9781259666100
Author:
F. Robert Jacobs, Richard B Chase
Publisher:
McGraw-Hill Education
Business in Action
Business in Action
Operations Management
ISBN:
9780135198100
Author:
BOVEE
Publisher:
PEARSON CO
Purchasing and Supply Chain Management
Purchasing and Supply Chain Management
Operations Management
ISBN:
9781285869681
Author:
Robert M. Monczka, Robert B. Handfield, Larry C. Giunipero, James L. Patterson
Publisher:
Cengage Learning
Production and Operations Analysis, Seventh Editi…
Production and Operations Analysis, Seventh Editi…
Operations Management
ISBN:
9781478623069
Author:
Steven Nahmias, Tava Lennon Olsen
Publisher:
Waveland Press, Inc.