Bugle Corp. approved a plan of merger with Stanley Corp. One of the determining factors in approving the merger was the strong financial statements of Stanley which were audited by Dennis & Co., CPAs. Bugle had engaged Dennis to audit Stanley's financial statements. While performing the audit, Dennis failed to discover certain instances of fraud which have subsequently caused Bugle to suffer substantial losses. In order for Dennis to be liable under common law, Bugle, at a minimum, must prove that Dennis: Failed to exercise due care.

Acted recklessly or with lack of reasonable grounds for belief.

Was grossly negligent.

Knew of the instances of fraud.

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.