Compute the passenger revenue per seat mile flown

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Problem - Southwest Airlines Co. (LUV) reported the following data (in millions) for a recent year.

 

Year 3

Year 2

Year 1

Available seat miles

140,501

131,004

130,344

Passenger miles flown

117,500

108,035

104,348

Revenue

$18,299

$17,658

$16,721

Southwest refers to its utilization rates as "passenger load factor."

Required -

1. Compute the passenger load factor (utilization rate) for each year.

2. Compute the passenger revenue per seat mile flown. Express in cents rounded to one decimal place.

3. Comment on (1) and (2).

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