Exhibit 12.4. The Following Questions Use the Information Below

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Multiple Choice

Exhibit 12.4.
The following questions use the information below.
The manager of a Washington, DC sightseeing tour company is concerned about overbooking for one of his bus tours. The bus has 15 seats but sometimes there are empty seats. His records show that about 20% of ticket holders do not show up for their tour. Tickets cost $10 and are non-refundable. If the manager overbooks the tour and more than 15 passengers show up, some of them will be bumped to a later tour. This bumping costs the company $25 in various expenses to keep the customer happy until the next tour. The manager wants to see what happens to profits if 18 reservations are accepted.
-Using the information in Exhibit 12.4, what formula should go in cell C13 of the worksheet to determine the Opportunity Cost of Empty Seats?

• A) =C5*MAX(C4,C10)
• B) =C5*MAX(C4,0)
• C) =MAX(C4-C10,0)
• D) =C5*MAX(C4-C10,0)

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Definitions:

Current Liabilities

Debts or obligations of a company due within a fiscal year or the operating cycle, whichever is longer.

Current Ratio

A liquidity ratio that measures a company's ability to pay short-term obligations with its short-term assets.

Current Assets

Current assets are those assets of a company that are expected to be sold, consumed, or converted into cash within one year or within the business's normal operating cycle.

Current Liabilities

Short-term financial obligations that are due within one year or within the normal operating cycle of the business, which require the use of current assets or the creation of other current liabilities to settle.