Standing in line at a small-town grocery store gives people a chance to socialize. is this a positive externality associated with the act of shopping? why or why not?

a. yes, because chatting with others is not inherently part of buying groceries
b. no, because the benefit is to the shoppers, not to third parties.
c. yes, because in large cities such socializing would not occur.
d. no, because people can casily socialize elsewhere, as well.
e. yes. because not every shopper is in a mood to talk.

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Salt corporation's contribution margin ratio is 78% and its fixed monthly expenses are $30,000. assume that the company's sales for may are expected to be $89,000. required: estimate the company's net operating income for may, assuming that the fixed monthly expenses do not change.

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.