Question

The world Street Journal published that United Airlines is not covering its cost (the cost include both fixed and variable cost) in the route from Washington to San Francisco and therefore they should discontinue the flight in this route. Based on the above situation answer the following questions: 1.Do you think United should continue its flight from Washington to San Francisco? Explain. 2. What are the major condition United needs to check before ‘shut down’ its operation Washington to San Francisco? Explain

Answer 1

Following are the solution to the given points:

Step-by-step explanation:

In question 1:

No, airline through Washington to San Fransisco should not continue. It is because the airline could recover its constant but varying expenses, as mentioned in the article. Service would therefore not be able to endure failure. The airline should therefore avoid driving.

In question 2:

To determine whether the airline should close down or not, the US should equate the price with both the Average total cost. Each airline is required to close down its activities if its cost is reduced than AVC. If the price is higher therefore the AVC price will continue. Since, as per the report, the airline cannot also cover its variable costs, its activities must be stopped.