The Magic Amusement Park is considering signing a contract to hire a circus at a cost of

Question:

The Magic Amusement Park is considering signing a contract to hire a circus at a cost of $3,000 per day. The contract requires a minimum performance period of one week. Estimated circus attendance is as follows:

Required
a. For each day, determine the average cost of the circus contract per person attending. Round your figures to two decimal points.
b. Suppose that the park prices circus tickets at cost as computed in Requirement a plus $2.00. What would be the price per ticket charged on each day of the week?
c. Use weekly averaging to determine a reasonable price to charge for the circus tickets.
d. Comment on why weekly averaging may be more useful to business managers than daily averaging.