Profits have been decreasing for several years at Pegasus Airlines In an effort to improve the companys performance, consideration is being given to dropping several flights that appear to be unprofitable A typical income statement for one round trip of one such flight (flight 482) is as follows 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 c The baggage loading and flight 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 d If flight 482 is dropped, Pegasus Airlines has no authorization at present to replace it with another flight e Aircraft depreciation 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 round trip of one such flight (flight 482) is as follows 2,800 Tickel revenue (100 seals 40 occupancy $70 ticket price) Variable expenses ($15 00 per person) $ 600 100 21 4 2 200 78 6 Contribution margin Flight expenses Salaries, flight crew Flight promotion Depreciation of aircraft Fuel for alrcraft Liability insurance Salaries, llighl assistants Baggage loading and flight preparation Overnight costs for flight crew and assistants al destination $ 320 650 360 185 240 690 170 50 Total flight expenses 2,665 Required 1 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 Flight promotion 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

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Profits have been decreasing for several years at Pegasus Airlines. In an effort to improve the companys performance, consideration is being given to dropping several

Profits have been decreasing for several years at Pegasus Airlines. In an effort to improve the companys performance, consideration is being given to dropping several flights that appear to be unprofitable.

A typical income statement for one round-trip of one such flight (flight 482) is as follows:

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.
c.	The baggage loading and flight 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.
d.	If flight 482 is dropped, Pegasus Airlines has no authorization at present to replace it with another flight.
e.	Aircraft depreciation 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.

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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 round-trip of one such flight (flight 482) is as follows: 2,800 Tickel revenue (100 seals 40% occupancy * $70 ticket price) Variable expenses ($15.00 per person) $ 600 100% 21.4 2.200 78.6% Contribution margin Flight expenses: Salaries, flight crew Flight promotion Depreciation of aircraft Fuel for alrcraft Liability insurance Salaries, llighl assistants Baggage loading and flight preparation Overnight costs for flight crew and assistants al destination $ 320 650 360 185 240 690 170 50 Total flight expenses 2,665 Required: 1. 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 Flight promotion 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