Problema Solution
U.S. Air Airlines spends $3.78 on food per passenger while Delta spends $6.54. The industry average is for $4.21 to be spent per passenger for food. Assuming 75,420 people fly on each airline, how much more will Delta spend than U.S. Air? For those passengers, how much less is U.S. Air spending compared to the industry average?
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75,420(6.54 - 3.78) = $208,159.20
Delta will spend $208,159.20 more than U.S. Air Airlines.
75,420(4.21 - 3.78) = $32,430.60
U.S. Air is spending $32,430.60 less than the industry average.