GEN COMBO FUNDAMENTALS OF COST ACCOUNTING; CONNECT 1S ACCESS CARD
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ISBN: 9781259911651
Author: William N. Lanen Professor
Publisher: McGraw-Hill Education
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Chapter 3, Problem 35E
CVP and Margin of Safety
Bristol Car Service offers airport service in a mid-size city. Bristol charges $50 per trip to or from the airport. The variable cost for a trip totals $12, for fuel, driver, and so on. The monthly fixed cost for Bristol Rainbow Tours is $2,736.
Required
- a. How many trips must Bristol sell every month to break even?
- b. Bristol’s owner believes that 90 trips is a reasonable
forecast of the average monthly demand. What is the margin of safety in terms of the number of airport trips?
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