breakeven (X) Sales per unit. 35‚000 x $160 = $5‚600‚000 • What is the break-even point in number of passenger train cars per month? At 70% load = 90 x 70% = 63 Breakeven point in passengers = 35‚000/63 = 556 cars c) If Springfield Express raises its average passenger fare to $ 190‚ it is estimated that the average load factor will decrease to 60 percent. What will be the monthly break-even point in number of passenger cars? 90 seats x 60% = 54 Contribution Margin
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Li-Hsien Chen 09/16/12 Case Study 1 The Springfield Nor’ easters : Maximizing Revenues in the Minor League 1. Critically analyze the research undertaken by Larry Buckingham‚ Nor’ easters Marketing Director. Discuss if you feel the objectives‚ questions asked‚ sample chosen‚ and method utilized were appropriated and why they were or were not. What type of questions would you have added to the survey and why? 2. ------------------------------------------------- What do you consider
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Easter Celebration for The Kids in My Church Jesus said‚ "Let the little children come to me‚ and do not hinder them‚ for the kingdom of heaven belongs to such as these" (Matthew 19:14‚ NIV Bible). The quotation alerts the Sunday school teachers to treat their students like Jesus did. In celebrating this Easter season‚ the kids under 12 years old in my church could actively be involved with the help of the teachers. In this case‚ Sunday school teachers have an important role to make Easter celebration
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When Public and Private Life Meet in Christiane Bird’s Neither East Nor West Neither East Nor West is a travel narrative by Christiane Bird about her travels in Iran. As a child Bird called Iran home‚ and wanted to go back as an adult after hearing about the country all over the news in her current home‚ New York City. In Iran‚ Bird experiences a large disconnect between the private and public lives of most Iranians; the people on the streets are very different from the people in the privacy of
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ranging from the personal and political‚ to Irish history and his own life experiences and emotions. He grew up in a very transitional time‚ where a world war and a civil war were both fought. This he captured in words such as ‘September 1913’‚ ‘Easter 1916’ and ‘The Stares Nest by my Window’. Later in life his preoccupation shifted and his work dealt with his obsession with immortality and the passing of time‚ until he eventually came to accept the inevitability of death. This is conveyed through
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The Mayans and Easter Islanders had common collapses in their societies. One of their downfalls was that they both erected large statues and other unnecessary monuments to show dominance over other kings in the surrounding area. This hurt the civilizations because they occupied land that could have otherwise been used for farming. Also‚ since everything was done on human power alone‚ they used more energy and later consumed more food than usual. Another one of their problems were that neither
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In order to see the relevance of the first and second contradictions of capitalism on a political ecology analysis on regulating fishery economies like the Easter Tropical Pacific (ETP) yellowfin tuna‚ we must first define these contradictions. The first contradiction of capitalism initiates when capitalists attempt to secure or reinstate profits by increasing labor productivity and speeding up work‚ while cutting workers’ wages. In doing so‚ either the capitalists end up overproducing products
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Starting with the title‚ we can see reference to Easter and Christianity. Within the Christian religion‚ Easter is a key occasion for those who believe. Not only is the word "Easter" in the title‚ but we also see the word "wings." In reference to Easter‚ the wings are significant to those of the angels that were present on Easter morning‚ the resurrection of Christ. The first line of the poem backs up the allusion of using religion‚ as we
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Ever wonder about the rather weird traditions of Easter? Easter is of course a Christian holiday to celebrate the resurrection of Jesus. Many people will also love to point out Easter’s traditions are taken from Pagan culture. No one really talks about the whole bunny laying and hiding eggs though. No one really wants to talk about how it has nothing to do with Christianity anymore either. The Christian explanation for some of these things is a little odd. One thing for the eggs is they’re supposed
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September 1913 and Easter 1916 Poem Throughout many of his poems‚ W.B Yeats portrayed important aspects of Ireland’s history especially around the 1900’s when Ireland was fighting for independence. During this time‚ Ireland was going through an agonizing time of struggle. The Employers’ Federation decided to lock out their workers in order to break their resistance. By the end of September‚ 25‚000 workers were said to have been affected. Although the employers’ actions were widely condemned‚ they
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