Problem$-$solving $2$: Dropping or Retaining a Flight

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:

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