Question

C&A Cruise owns 10 ships and wants to serve 2000 passengers each week. Each cruise ship can carry 500 passengers on each voyage. Assume ships always travel fully loaded. What is the longest average travel time on a voyage that allows C&A Cruise to meet its goal of serving 2000 passengers per week?

Answer 1

Answer:

2.5 weeks

Explanation:

The average  travel time on a voyage that allows C&A Cruise to meet its desired goal of 2,000 passengers per week is determined by their total capacity over the 10 ships (10 x 500), divided by the weekly flow of 2,000 passengers.

$t = \frac{10*500}{2,000}\\t=2.5\ weeks$

The longest average travel time possible is 2.5 weeks.