What is the optimal protection level for the airline? Choose the closest number. a. 89 b. 96 c. 100 d. 104 e. 112

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Dallas One Airline has started selling the air tickets for the fight 161 from Dallas to Toronto on June 30. There are 250 economy class seats on board. The airline sells some economy class seats at a discount price of $440 in advance and reserves a number of seats to sell at the full price of $770 Suppose that Dallas One Airline can always sell at discount tickets and the demand for full-price tickets is normally distributed with a mean of 100 and a standard deviation of 25

What is the optimal protection level for the airline? Choose the closest number.

a. 89

b. 96

c. 100

d. 104

e. 112

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