Fuel $7,000 Flight crew salaries 3,200 Airplane depreciation 3,480 Variable cost per passenger—business class 140 Variable cost per passenger—economy class 120 Round-trip ticket price—business class 800 Round-trip ticket price—economy class 300 It is assumed that the fuel, crew salaries, and airplane depreciation are fixed, regardless of the number of seats sold for the round-trip flight.   How many business class and economy class seats would be sold at the break-even point?

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Fuel $7,000
Flight crew salaries 3,200
Airplane depreciation 3,480
Variable cost per passenger—business class 140
Variable cost per passenger—economy class 120
Round-trip ticket price—business class 800
Round-trip ticket price—economy class 300

It is assumed that the fuel, crew salaries, and airplane depreciation are fixed, regardless of the number of seats sold for the round-trip flight.

 

How many business class and economy class seats would be sold at the break-even point?

 

 

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