Cost Accounting, Student Value Edition Plus MyAccountingLab with Pearson eText -- Access Card Package (15th Edition)

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:

Airfair.............................$1,600

Hotel .............................$3,100

Meals.............................600

Transportation................300

Park tickets/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.

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 er person must be achieved to maintain the breakeven point calculated in A.

4]The general manager of 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 origional 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?