The Maize Eagles Are Evaluating Ticket Prices for Its Basketball

Multiple Choice

The Maize Eagles are evaluating ticket prices for its basketball games.Studies show that Friday and Saturday night games average more than twice the number of fans compared to other days.The following information pertains to the stadium's normal operations per season: $\begin{array}{lrl}\text { Average fans per game (all games) } & 2,500 \text { fans } \\\text { Average fans per Friday and Saturday night games } & 3,500 \text { fans } \\\text { Number of home games per æeason } & 30 \text { games } \\\text { Stadium capacity } & 3,500 \text { seats }\\\text { Variable operating costs per operating hour } & \$ 2,000 \\\text { Marketing costs per season for basketball } & \$ 138,750 \\\text { Customer-service costs per season for basketball } & \$ 25,000\end{array}$ The stadium is open for 5 operating hours on each day a game is played.All employees work by the hour except for the administrators.A maximum of one game is played per day and each fan has only one ticket per game.
The stadium authority wants to charge more for games on Friday and Saturday.What is the minimum price that should be charged for peak attendance nights?

A) $4.40
B) $8.60
C) $6.19
D) $171.45