Sure Care Health Maintenance Organization is seeking a managed care contract with a local manufacturing plant. Sure Care estimates that the cost of providing prevenative and curative care for the 300 employees and their families will be $36,000 per month.

The manufacturing company offered Sure Care a premium bid of $200 per employee per month. If Sure Care accepts this bbid and contracts with the manufacturing firm, will Sure Care earn a profit or loss for the year? How much? Describe the steps you used to solve this problem.