Question: Q 6 . 3 ( Algo ) Philly Air [ 6 . 2 , 6 . 3 ] PhillyAir Inc. offers low cost air travel

Q6.3(Algo) Philly Air [6.2,6.3]
PhillyAir Inc. offers low cost air travel between Philadelphia and Atlantic City. Philly Air's invested capital is \$2,000,000, corresponding to the investment in the 2 planes the company owns. Each of the 2 planes can carry 25 passengers. Each plane does 10 daily trips from Philadelphia to Atlantic City and 10 from Atlantic City to Philadelphia. The price is \(\$ 80\) for each one-way ticket. The current load factor is 80 percent (i.e.,20 seats are sold on the average flight). The annual cost of operating the service and running the business is \(\$ 22,000,000\)(including all costs, such as labor, fuel, marketing, gate fees, landing fees, maintenance, etc.). The company operates 365 days a year.
a. What is the current ROIC? (Round your answer to one decimal place.)
Return on invested capital (ROIC) is
b. What is the minimum load factor at which the company breaks even? (Round your answer to two decimal places.)
c. What load factor would the company have to achieve so that it obtained a 10 percentage-point increase in the ROIC (e.g., an ROIC increasing from 5 percent to 15 percent)?(Round your answer to two decimal places.)
Q 6 . 3 ( Algo ) Philly Air [ 6 . 2 , 6 . 3 ]

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