Southwest Airlines Operates Five Flights Daily Between Chicago and Phoenix

question 43

Multiple Choice

Southwest Airlines operates five flights daily between Chicago and Phoenix during the winter. One flight leaves Phoenix at 12:10 p.m. The plane, a Boeing 737, has a capacity of 120 passengers. During the past month, the flight has averaged 24 passengers, a load factor of only 20 percent. Once the plane takes off, the empty seats generate no revenue for the airline for that flight. What unique aspect of services does this situation describe?

• A)incongruity
• B)intangibility
• C)inconsistency
• D)inseparability
• E)idle production capacity

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Definitions:

Minimum Lease Payments

The lowest amount that a lessee is expected to pay over the lease term, as specified in a lease agreement.

Leased Asset's Fair Value

The estimated market value of an asset under lease, which should represent what the asset would sell for in an arm's length transaction.

GAAP

Generally Accepted Accounting Principles, a common set of accounting principles, standards, and procedures that companies must follow when they compile their financial statements.

Type I And Type II

Commonly refers to errors in hypothesis testing: Type I error is rejecting a true null hypothesis, while Type II error is failing to reject a false null hypothesis.