The Pritzker Music Pavilion in downtown Chicago is a technologically sophisticated and uniquely designed performing arts venue that hosts live concerts attended by over half a million patrons a year. A group of local organizers, led by a prominent local businesswoman, would like to use the pavilion for a concert to benefit Ceres, a non-profit, national network of investors and environmental organizations working with companies and investors to address sustainability challenges such as global climate change. If the pavilion management agrees to host the concert, the organizers will donate all profits to Ceres (or absorb any losses) Based on the following revenue and cost information, the organizers would like answers to several questions There are three sources of revenue for the concert 1. Tickets will be sold for $15.50 each 2. A large multinational corporation headquartered in Chicago will donate $2.00 per ticket sold 3. Each concert attendee is expected to spend an average of $20.00 for parking, food, and merchandise On the expense side, there are also three components 1. A popular national group has agreed to perform at the concert. Normally, the group demands a significant fixed fee to perform, but to reduce the risk for the organizers, the group has agreed to perform for $6.00 per ticket sold 2. The organizers will pay several companies to operate the parking, food, and merchandise concessions. They will pay $20,000 plus 12% of all parking, food, and merchandise revenue 3. The organizers will pay the pavilion $100,000 plus $8.00 per person attending to cover its operating expenses (production, maintenance, advertising, etc.) REQUIRED [ROUND YOUR CM ANSWER TO THE NEAREST CENT; ROUND ALL OTHER ANSWERS TO THE NEAREST UNIT OR NEAREST DOLLAR. Part A (8 tries_8 points) 1. What is the estimated contribution margin per ticket sold for the benefit concert? #1 IS CORRECT 21.1000 2. What are the estimated total fixed costs for the benefit concert? 120000 #2 IS CORRECT ! 160-2225LA27 Your answers are correct, but just to make sure that there are no rounding issues, use $21.10 for the estimated contribution margin per ticket sold and $120,000 for the estimated monthly fixed costs in Parts B and C. Part B (8 tries: 8 points) 3. What is the estimated profit from the benefit concert if 8,500 tickets are sold? #3 IS CORRECT 59350 4. How many tickets must be sold in order for concert profit to be $100,000 10426.50 #4 IS CORRECT 5. Assuming a tax rate of 31% on profits from the concert, what must dollar ticket sales be in order for after-tax concert profits to be $100,000? #5 IS INCORRECT 470842.78