Question

Jamara has started a home party business that hosts parties and those attending paint signs. Jamara must pay $500 a year to be a representative for Paint A Sign. In addition, Jamara buys all the materials for the parties, including the metal base, the paints, brushes, stencils, and transfers. Currently, these items all add up to $10 on average. Jamara charges each participant $25 for each sign they make. For Jamara's Paint A Sign business, the $500 is a fixed cost per year. Which of the following is true?

Answers:
a. Jamara will pay the Paint A Sign company $500 regardless of the number of parties she hosts.
b. Jamara will lose money if she has less than 100 participants a year.
c. Jamara's annual fixed costs will be higher than her variable costs regardless of the number of participants.
d. Jamara will have to pay Paint A Sign $500 for every party she hosts.

Answer 1

The correct answer is A. Jamara will pay the Paint A Sign company $500 regardless of the number of parties she hosts.

Step-by-step explanation:

Since Jamara has started a home party business that hosts parties and those attending paint signs, and she must pay $ 500 a year to be a representative for Paint A Sign, and in addition, Jamara buys all the materials for the parties, including the metal base, the paints, brushes, stencils, and transfers, and currently, these items all add up to $ 10 on average, and Jamara charges each participant $ 25 for each sign they make, and for Jamara's Paint A Sign business, the $ 500 is a fixed cost per year, to determine which of the options is true, the following calculations must be performed:

500 = fixed costs

(100 x 25) - 10 x 100 - 500

2500 - 1000 - 500 = 1000

Therefore, since $ 500 is annual fixed costs regardless of the number of parties that are held, Option A is correct.