John Ebert, a Graduating Student at a University in Calgary

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Essay

John Ebert, a graduating student at a university in Calgary, received an invitation to visit a prospective employer in Halifax. A few days later, he received an invitation from a prospective employer in Toronto. He decided to combine his visits, travelling from Calgary to Halifax, Halifax to Toronto, and Toronto to Calgary.
Ebert paid $1,900 for his three-leg flight (Calgary to Halifax, Halifax to Toronto, Toronto to Calgary). In addition, he paid $30 for a limousine from his home to Calgary Airport and another $30 for a limousine from Calgary Airport to his home when he returned.
Required:
a. Allocate the $1,900 airfare between the employers in Halifax and Toronto using both the stand-alone and incremental methods?
b. How would you allocate the $60 limousine fare?

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