Financial And Managerial Accounting
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Author: WARREN, Carl S.
Publisher: Cengage Learning,
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Chapter 20, Problem 2MAD
A)
To determine
Calculate the break-even number of passengers for the eight-day cruise.
B)
To determine
Calculate the profit or loss for the cruise if 900 passengers booked the cruise.
C)
To determine
Calculate the profit or loss for the cruise if the cruise was booked to capacity.
D)
To determine
Explain the response of the cruise line if the cruise cannot book enough passengers to break-even.
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crew
$240,000
fuel
60,000
fixed opeating cost
800,000
The variable costs per passenger for the eight-day cruise include the following:
meals
$900
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Atlantis Cruise Lines offers luxury, one-week cruise packages in the Greek Aegean Sea. The ship has a capacity for 1,200 people. Atlantis averages 1,000 passengers per cruise. The price per passenger is $6,000. Costs associated with a cruise are as follows:
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