(Solved): Hard Nails and Bright Nails are competing nail salons. Both companies have the same number of custom ...

Hard Nails and Bright Nails are competing nail salons. Both companies have the same number of customers. Both charge the same price for a manicure. The only difference is that Hard Nails pays its manicurists on a salary basis (i.e., a fixed cost structure) while Bright Nails pays its manicurists on the basis of the number of customers they serve (i.e., a variable cost structure). Both companies currently make the same amount of net income. If sales of both salons increase by an equal amount, Hard Nails: Multiple Choice will earn a higher profit than Bright Nails. will earn a lower profit than Bright Nails. will earn the same amount of profit as Bright Nails. The answer cannot be determined from the information provided.