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. Required 1-How many trips must Bristol sell every month to break even? 2-Bristol's owner believes that 90 trips is a reasonable forecast of the average monthly demand.What is the margin of safety in terms of the number of airport trips!

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. Required 1-How many trips must Bristol sell every month to break even? 2-Bristol's owner believes that 90 trips is a reasonable forecast of the average monthly demand.What is the margin of safety in terms of the number of airport trips!

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