Was the 20% for Delilah unfair?
I know nothing about running a business, but is the 20% unfair? Wouldn't the full 100% include salaries, marketing, advertising, taxes, etc. I know the manager or whatever was paid $50,000 a year iirc. What percentage do you think the Claudette Colbert character took?
When I first saw the movie, I assumed a fifty /fifty split between the women, but a friend of mine said with reinvestment into the business and the above noted expenses, 20% would be standard. That's if they BOTH took the same amount of the profits. This point was not explained in the film. On initial viewing, I assumed the percentage to Delilah to be monstrously unfair. Any business heads out there?