Rahul Take-a-Break Travel Company offers spring break travel packages to college students. Two of its packages,a 7-day, 6-night trip to Cancun and a 5-day, 4-night trip to Jamaica, have the following characteristics:Package SpecificationsOceanfront room; number of nightsCancunJamaica64Cost DataMeals:BreakfastsLunchesDinnersScuba diving tripsWater skiing tripsAirfare (round trip from Miami)Transportation to and from airport769634L454221111$73/night$10/ea$15/ea$25/ea$93/ea$68/ea$400 (Cancun),$500 (Jamaica)$60 (Cancun),$66 (Jamaica)The Cancun trip sells for $2,100, and the Jamaica trip sells for $1,860, and both packages allow two bags tobe checked for free.Required:1. What are the current profit margins on both trips?2. Take-a-Break's management believes that it must drop the price of each trip by $118 in order to remaincompetitive in the market. Recalculate profit margins for both packages at these price levels.

Profit Margin:Profit margin is the difference between the sales and the expenses incurred. For…

Take-a-Break Travel Company offers spring break travel packages to college students. Two of its packages, a 7-day, 6-night trip to Cancun and a 5-day, 4-night trip to Jamaica, have the following characteristics: Package Specifications Oceanfront room; number of nights Cost Data Cancun Jamaica 6 4 $73/night Meals: Breakfasts Lunches Dinners Scuba diving trips Water skiing trips Airfare (round trip from Miami) 6963TL 4 $10/ea 7 5 $15/ea 4 $25/ea 2 $93/ea 4 2 $68/ea 1 1 $400 (Cancun), $500 (Jamaica) Transportation to and from airport 1 1 $60 (Cancun), $66 (Jamaica) The Cancun trip sells for $2,100, and the Jamaica trip sells for $1,860, and both packages allow two bags to be checked for free. Required: 1. What are the current profit margins on both trips? 2. Take-a-Break's management believes that it must drop the price of each trip by $118 in order to remain competitive in the market. Recalculate profit margins for both packages at these price levels.

Take-a-Break Travel Company offers spring break travel packages to college students. Two of its packages, a 7-day, 6-night trip to Cancun and a 5-day, 4-night trip to Jamaica, have the following characteristics: Package Specifications Oceanfront room; number of nights Cost Data Cancun Jamaica 6 4 $73/night Meals: Breakfasts Lunches Dinners Scuba diving trips Water skiing trips Airfare (round trip from Miami) 6963TL 4 $10/ea 7 5 $15/ea 4 $25/ea 2 $93/ea 4 2 $68/ea 1 1 $400 (Cancun), $500 (Jamaica) Transportation to and from airport 1 1 $60 (Cancun), $66 (Jamaica) The Cancun trip sells for $2,100, and the Jamaica trip sells for $1,860, and both packages allow two bags to be checked for free. Required: 1. What are the current profit margins on both trips? 2. Take-a-Break's management believes that it must drop the price of each trip by $118 in order to remain competitive in the market. Recalculate profit margins for both packages at these price levels.

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