Mountain Camps, Inc. leases the land on which it builds camp sites. Mountain is considering opening a new site on land that requires $2,500 of rental payment per month. The variable cost of providing service is expected to be $6 per camper. The following chart shows the number of campers Mountain expects for the first year of operation of the new site: Jan. Feb. Mar. Apr. May June July Aug. Sept. Oct. Nov. Dec. Total
120 250 200 200 300 500 650 650 350 380 100 300 4,000
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Assuming that Mountain wants to earn $5.50 per camper, determine the price it should charge for a camp site in February and August. (Do not round intermediate calculations.)

Read the overview below and complete the activities that follow.apartment complexes often look for ways to recruit new tenants and retain current tenants. although apartment complexes offer the tangible benefit of shelter to their tenants, many apartment complexes also offer additional services to tenants to encourage tenants to stay or to support the rent prices. the following scenario identifies the several service gaps of a company that runs an apartment complex as well as solutions for reducing these service gaps.concept review: customers have certain expectations about how a service should be delivered. a service gap occurs when the delivery of a service fails to meet customer expectations. there are four types of service gaps: knowledge gap, standards gap, delivery gap, and the communications gap. it is important for marketers to identify these gaps and develop strategies for minimizing them.match the example or solution to the appropriate service gap category.1. wait for repairs 5. train employees well2. understand expectations 6. incentives for tenants3. do not overpromise 7. family movie night4. empower employees 8. delayed lawn careservice gap example solutionknowledge gap standards gap delivery gap communication gap

China's new 5 percent tax on disposable wooden chopsticks, reflecting concerns about deforestation, has been praised by environmentalists. the move is hitting hard at the japanese, who consume 25 billion set of wooden chopsticks annually. almost all of the chopsticks used in japan come from china. the reuirements for chinese manufacturers of wooden chopsticks to pay the 5 percent tax is a factor in their external environment.

Describe what fixed costs and marginal costs mean to a company.