The Accompanying Table Summarizes Information About Each Potential Passenger's Age

question 54

Multiple Choice

The accompanying table summarizes information about each potential passenger's age and his or her maximum willingness to pay for a solo skydiving experience from SkyMasters, Inc. The aircraft has room for eight people, including the pilot and skydiving instructor. The marginal cost of adding each additional passenger is $100. SkyMasters, Inc. holds significant market power for its region. Use this information to answer the questions. $\begin{array}{lll}&\text { Maximum }\\\text { Customer }&\text { Willingness to Pay }&\text { Age }\\\text { Harold } & \$ 400 & 50 \\\text { Jay } & \$ 300 & 45 \\\text { Leslie } & \$ 350 & 42 \\\text { Kristen } & \$ 250 & 21 \\\text { Ivana } & \$ 200 & 20 \\\text { Matt } & \$ 150 & 18\end{array}$
-If SkyMasters, Inc. decides to price-discriminate based on age, which customer(s) will not skydive based on the price that should be offered to his, her, or their age group.

• A) Jay
• B) Harold and Jay
• C) Kristen and Harold
• D) Matt
• E) Ivana

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Definitions:

Variable Overhead Spending Variance

The difference between the actual variable overheads incurred and the standard costs expected for the actual production level achieved.

Unfavorable

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Favorable

A term used in accounting and finance to describe results or variances that are better than expected or budgeted, indicating positive performance.

Variance Analysis

The process of analyzing the differences between budgeted and actual financial performance.