Hard nails and bright nails are competing nail salons. both companies have the same number of customers. both charge the same price for a manicure. the only difference is that bright nails pays its manicurists on a salary basis (i. e., a fixed cost structure) while hard nails pays its manicurists on the basis of the number of customers they serve (i. e., a variable cost structure). both companies currently make the same amount of net income. if sales of both salons increase by equal amount, hard nails: ah select one: a. will earn a higher profit than bright nails. b. will earn a lower profit than bright nails. c. will earn the same amount of profit as bright nails. d. the answer cannot be determined from the information provided.

Horace society is planning its annual western fair raceway gala. the gala committee has assembled the following expected costs for the event: dinner (per person) $10 gaming token and program (per person) $2 prize payouts $4,300 tickets and advertising $800 private box suite rental $1,700 lottery licenses $200 the committee members would like to charge $40 per person for the evening’s activities.required: 1. what is the break-even point for the dinner-dance (in terms of the number of persons who must attend)? 2. assume that last year only 200 persons attended the dinner-dance. if the same number attend this year, what price per ticket must be charged in order to break even? 3. refer to the original data ($40 ticket price per person). prepare a cvp graph for the dinner- dance from zero tickets up to 600 tickets sold.