Profits have been decreasing for several years at Pegasus Airlines. In an effort to improve the company's performance, consideration is being given to dropping several flights that appear to be unprofitable. A typical income statement for one such flight (Flight 482) follows: Ticket revenue (150 seats x 80% occupancy x $475 ticket price) Less: Variable expenses ($38 per person) Contribution margin Less: Flight expenses: Salaries, flight crew Flight promotion Depreciation of aircraft Fuel for aircraft Liability insurance Salaries, flight attendants Baggage loading and flight preparation Overnight costs for flight crew and attendants at destination Total flight expenses Net operating loss The following additional information is available about Flight 482: $ 57,000 4,560 52,440 Required: 7,100 2,850 5,700 27,300. 17,100 2,000 6,850 1,140 70,040 $ (17,600) 100.0% 8.0 92.0% a. Members of the flight crew are paid fixed annual salaries, whereas the flight attendants are paid by the flight. 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 is in a high-risk area. The remaining two-thirds would be unaffected by a decision to drop Flight 482. c. The baggage loading and flight preparation expense is an allocation of ground crew's salaries and depreciation of ground equipment. Dropping Flight 482 would have no effect on the company's total baggage loading and flight preparation expenses. d. If Flight 482 is dropped, Pegasus Airlines has no authorization at present to replace it with another flight. e. Depreciation of aircraft is due entirely to obsolescence. Depreciation due to wear and tear is negligible. f. Dropping Flight 482 would not allow Pegasus Airlines to reduce the number of aircraft in its fleet or the number of flight crew on its payroll.

Profits have been decreasing for several years at Pegasus Airlines. In an effort to improve the company's performance. consideration is being given to dropping several flights that appear to be unprofitable. A typical income statement for one such flight (Flight 482) follows: The following additional information is avallable about Flight 482 : a. Members of the fight crew are paid fixed annual salaries, whereas the flight attendants are paid by the flight b. One-third of the liablity insurance is a special charge assessed against filght 482 because, in the opinion of the insurance company, the destination is in a high nisk area. The remaining two thirds would be unatfected by a decision to drop Flight 482. c. The baggage loading and night preparation expense is an allocation of ground crew's salaries and depreciation of ground equipment Dropping Flight 482 would have no effect on the company's total baggage loading and flight preparation expenses: d. If Fight 482 is dropped. Pegasus Nirlines has no authorization at present to replace it with another fight. e. Depreciation of alicraft is due entrely to obsolescence. Depreciation due to wear and tear is negigible. 1. Dropping Flight 482 would not allow Pegasus Airlines to reduce the number of aircraft in its fleet or the number of flight crew on its payroli. Required: 1. Prepare an analysis showing what impact dropping Flight 482 would have on the airline's profits. (Do not round intermediate colculations. Negative amounts should be indicated with a minus sign.)