Managerial Accounting
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ISBN: 9781337912020
Author: Carl Warren, Ph.d. Cma William B. Tayler
Publisher: South-Western College Pub
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Chapter 6, Problem 1MAD
Analyze Global Air’s cost-volume-profit relationships
Global Air is considering a new flight between Atlanta and Los Angeles. The average fare per seat for the flight is $760. The costs associated with the flight are as follows:
The airline estimates that the flight will sell 175 seats.
- a. Determine the break-even number of passengers per flight.
- b. Based on your answer in (a), should the airline add this flight to its schedule?
- c. How much profit should each flight produce?
- d. What additional issues might the airline consider in this decision?
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