A typical Income statement for one round-trip of one such flight (flight 482) Is as Follows: Ticket revenue (115 seats 40% occupancy $70 ticket price) $3.220 100% Variable expenses ($13.00 per person) 598 18.6 Contribution margin 2622 81.4% Flight expenses Salarles, flight crew Flight promotion Depreciation of alrcraft Fuel for aircraft Liability Insurance Salaries, flight assistants Baggage loading and flight preparation Overnight costs for flight crew and assistants at destination aga Total flight expenses Net operating loss 70 2.840 $ (210) The following additional Information is available about flight 482 a. Members of the flight crew are paid fixed annual salaries, whereas the flight assistants are paid based on the number of round trips they complete. b. One-third of the liability Insurance is a special charge assessed against flight 482 because in the opinion of the Insurance company, the destination of the flight is in a "high-risk" area. The remaining two-thirds would be unaffected by a decision to drop flight 482 :. The baggage loading and filght preparation expense is an allocation of ground crews' salaries and depreciation of ground equipment. Dropping flight 482 would have no effect on the company's total baggage loading and flight preparation expenses. 3. If flight 482 is dropped, Pegasus Airlines has no authorization at present to replace it with another flight. 2. Aircraft depreciation is due entirely to obsolescence. Depreciation due to wear and tear is negligible Dropping flight 482 would not allow Pegasus Airlines to reduce the number of alrcraft in its fleet or the number of flight crew on its payroll Required: L Prepare an analysis showing what Impact dropping flight 482 would have on the airline's profits. (Any losses, reductions should be indicated by a minus sign.) Contribution margin lost if the tour is discontinued Less flight costs that can be avoided if the flight is discontinued Fuel for aircraft Liability insurance Salaries, fight assistants Overnight costs for flight crew and assistants Net increase (decrease) in profits if the flight is discontinued