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Each seat of first class, business class and economy class in an airplane occupies carpet area on the airplane's floor in ratio 4:2:1. The number of these seats in the airplane are in the ratio 1:2:8. Suppose that all the tickets in a class are offered at the same price, and these prices follow the former ratio. What is the contribution of the economy class to the airplane's revenue on a flight?

Solution

✅ Correct Option: 4

The given information:

First ClassBusiness ClassEconomy Class
Carpet area per seat421
Number of seats128

The phrase "former ratio" refers to the ratio mentioned first in the question, which is the carpet area ratio.

Price ratio=Carpet area ratio=4:2:1\text{Price ratio} = \text{Carpet area ratio} = 4 : 2 : 1


Revenue=Number of seats×Price per seat\text{Revenue} = \text{Number of seats} \times \text{Price per seat}

First class revenue =1×4=4= 1 \times 4 = 4

Business class revenue =2×2=4= 2 \times 2 = 4

Economy class revenue =8×1=8= 8 \times 1 = 8

Total revenue =4+4+8=16= 4 + 4 + 8 = 16


Economy class contribution =816×100=50%= \dfrac{8}{16} \times 100 = 50\%

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