Management of Ben Services identified two groups of individuals that would be interested in the vacation package consisting of room and board and/or entertainment. The maximum amount that group 1 is willing to pay for room and board is GHC 2500 and for entertainment is GHC 500. For group 2, the maximum amount they are willing to pay for room and board is GHC 1800 and for entertainment is GHC 750. Although Ben is not able to identify members of either group, it does know that each group values the components of the package differently. Assuming there are an equal number of members in each group and that the total membership in each group is a single individual. If the marginal cost of providing the service (room and board and/or entertainment) to each group is GHC 1000. i. If AG Travel and Tour wants to charge a package price, what is the highest price it can charge?  ii. What profit will AG Travel and Tour make if it charges the package price found in (v) above?

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Management of Ben Services identified two groups of individuals that would be interested in the vacation package consisting of room and board and/or entertainment. The maximum amount that group 1 is willing to pay for room and board is GHC 2500 and for entertainment is GHC 500. For group 2, the maximum
amount they are willing to pay for room and board is GHC 1800 and for
entertainment is GHC 750. Although Ben is not able to identify members of either group, it does know that each group values the components of the package differently. Assuming there are an equal number of members in each group and that the total membership in each group is a single individual. If the marginal cost of providing the service (room and board and/or entertainment) to each group is GHC 1000.

i. If AG Travel and Tour wants to charge a package price, what is the highest price it can charge? 
ii. What profit will AG Travel and Tour make if it charges the package price
found in (v) above? 

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