Question: Consider Mount Snow from Short Exercise 20-2. Assume that Mount Snows reputation has diminished and other resorts in the vicinity are only charging $80 per

Consider Mount Snow from Short Exercise 20-2. Assume that Mount Snow’s reputation has diminished and other resorts in the vicinity are only charging $80 per lift ticket. Mount Snow has become a price-taker and will not be able to charge more than its competitors. At the market price, Mount Snow managers believe they will still serve 700,000 skiers and snowboarders each season.
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1. If Mount Snow cannot reduce its costs, what profit will it earn? State your answer in dollars and as a percent of assets. Will investors be happy with the profit level?
2. Assume Mount Snow has found ways to cut its fixed costs to $32,900,000. What is its new target variable cost per skier/snowboarder?

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