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Fundamentals of Cost Accounting 2nd Edition by William Lanen, Carolyn Wells, Michael Maher

Edition 2ISBN: 978-0077274993
book Fundamentals of Cost Accounting 2nd Edition by William Lanen, Carolyn Wells, Michael Maher cover

Fundamentals of Cost Accounting 2nd Edition by William Lanen, Carolyn Wells, Michael Maher

Edition 2ISBN: 978-0077274993
Exercise 17
CVP and Margin of Safety
Rainbow Tours gives walking tours of Springfield. Rainbow charges $20 per person for the tour and incurs $8 in variable costs for labor, drinks, and maps. The monthly fixed costs for Rainbow Tours are $1,800.
Required
a. How many tours must Rainbow sell every month to break even
b. Rainbow Tours's owner believes that 200 people a month will sign up for the walking tour. What is the margin of safety in terms of the number of people signing up for the tour
Explanation
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