Which of the following statements about corporate governance in China is false? a. The state still uses direct and/or indirect controls to influence the strategies employed by most firms. b. The Chinese governance system may be tilting toward the Western model. c. Firms with higher state ownership tend to have lower market value and more volatility in those values over time. d. Private firms seek to establish political ties with the government to increase market value and avoid potential conflict between the principals.

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.