g. [Page-89]Wembley Travel Agency specializes in flights between Los Angeles and London. Itsbooks passengers on United Airlines at $900 per round-trip ticket. Until last month,United paid Wembley a commission of 10% of the ticket price paid by each passenger.This commission was Wembley's only source of revenues. Wembley's fixed costs are$14,000 per month (for salaries, rent, and so on), and its variable costs, such as salescommissions and bonuses, are $20 per ticket purchased for a passenger.United Airlines has just announced a revised payment schedule for all travel agents. Itwill now pay travel agents a 10% commission per ticket up to a maximum of $50. Anyticket costing more than $500 generates only a $50 commission, regardless of the ticketprice. Wembley's managers are concerned about how United's new payment schedulewill affect its breakeven point and profitability.1. Under the old 10% commission structure, how many round-trip tickets mustWembley sell each month (a) to break even and (b) to earn an operatingincome of $7,000?2. How does United's revised payment schedule affect your answers to (a) and(b) in requirement 1?||

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[Page-89] Wembley Travel Agency specializes in flights between Los Angeles and London. Its books passengers on United Airlines at $900 per round-trip ticket. Until last month, United paid Wembley a commission of 10% of the ticket price paid by each passenger. This commission was Wembley's only source of revenues. Wembley's fixed costs are $14,000 per month (for salaries, rent, and so on), and its variable costs, such as sales commissions and bonuses, are $20 per ticket purchased for a passenger.

[Page-89] Wembley Travel Agency specializes in flights between Los Angeles and London. Its books passengers on United Airlines at $900 per round-trip ticket. Until last month, United paid Wembley a commission of 10% of the ticket price paid by each passenger. This commission was Wembley's only source of revenues. Wembley's fixed costs are $14,000 per month (for salaries, rent, and so on), and its variable costs, such as sales commissions and bonuses, are $20 per ticket purchased for a passenger.

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Chapter3: Cost-volume-profit Analysis

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