FINANCIAL ACCOUNTING
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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 S12, for fuel, driver, and so on. The monthly fixed cost for Bristol Rainbow Tours is S2,736.
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1-How many trips must Bristol sell every month to break even?
2-Bristol's owner believes that 90 trips is a reasonable
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