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| Question 943252:  Air Midwest is considering a new service between St. Louis and Orlando.  It can use existing airplanes, each of which has a capacity of 240 passengers.  Maintenance, storage, etc. for each plane costs $88,000.  To fly a plane, it costs about $200 per passenger.
 If the airline plans to sell tickets at $520 each, what is the breakeven number of passengers per flight?
 Answer by macston(5194)
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You can put this solution on YOUR website! If the fare charged is $520 and cost is $200, the airline profits $320 per passenger.  To cover storage and maintenance: $88000/$320=275 passengers to break even.
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