A seasonal bus tour firm has 5 buses with a capacity of 60 people each. Each customer pays $25 for a one-day tour. Records show $360,000 in fixed costs per season, incremental costs of $5 per customer, and an average daily occupancy of 80%. The number of days of operation necessary each season to break even is closest to which value? (a) 50 days (b) 75 days (c) 100 days (d) 120 days?

A seasonal bus tour firm has 5 buses with a capacity of 60 people each. Each customer pays $25 for a one-day tour. Records show $360,000 in fixed costs per season, incremental costs of $5 per customer, and an average daily occupancy of 80%. The number of days of operation necessary each season to break even is closest to which value? (a) 50 days (b) 75 days (c) 100 days (d) 120 days?

Managerial Economics: Applications, Strategies and Tactics (MindTap Course List)

14th Edition

ISBN:9781305506381

Author:James R. McGuigan, R. Charles Moyer, Frederick H.deB. Harris

Publisher:James R. McGuigan, R. Charles Moyer, Frederick H.deB. Harris

Chapter17: Long-term Investment Analysis

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