Jamara Has Started a Home Party Business That Hosts Parties

question 19

Multiple Choice

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 $10 cost of materials is a:

• A) variable cost.
• B) fixed cost.
• C) loss.
• D) total cost.

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