Cost Accounting (15th Edition)
15th Edition
ISBN: 9780133428704
Author: Charles T. Horngren, Srikant M. Datar, Madhav V. Rajan
Publisher: PEARSON
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Chapter 3, Problem 3.33P
CVP analysis, service firm. Lifetime Escapes generates average revenue of $7,500 per person on its 5-day package tours to wildlife parks in Kenya. The variable costs per person are as follows:
| Airfare | $1,600 |
| Hotel accommodations | 3,100 |
| Meals | 600 |
| Ground transportation | 300 |
| Park tickets and other costs | 700 |
| Total | $6,300 |
Annual fixed costs total $570,000.
- 1. Calculate the number of package tours that must be sold to break even.
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- 2. Calculate the revenue needed to earn a target operating income of $102,000.
- 3. If fixed costs increase by $19,000, what decrease in variable cost per person must be achieved to maintain the breakeven point calculated in requirement 1?
- 4. The general manager at Lifetime Escapes proposes to increase the price of the package tour to $8,200 to decrease the breakeven point in units. Using information in the original problem, calculate the new breakeven point in units. What factors should the general manager consider before deciding to increase the price of the package tour?
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Lifetime Escapes generates average revenue of $7,500 per person on its 5-day package tours to wildlife parks in Kenya. The variable costs per person are as follows:
Airfare $1,600
Hotel accommodations 3,100
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Annual fixed costs total $570,000.
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Chapter 3 Solutions
Cost Accounting (15th Edition)
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