Budget
| Valentine’s Day Ball | One-Variable Data Table: Attendees | |||||||||||||||||||||
| Input Section | ||||||||||||||||||||||
| No. of Attendees | 400 | |||||||||||||||||||||
| % Attendees Using Valet | 50% | |||||||||||||||||||||
| Cost per Chair Setup | $ 2.00 | |||||||||||||||||||||
| Valet Parking | $ 19.95 | |||||||||||||||||||||
| Caterer’s | Meal Cost | $ 20.95 | ||||||||||||||||||||
| Ticket Price per Person | $ 75.00 | |||||||||||||||||||||
| Limitations | ||||||||||||||||||||||
| Maximum Attendees | 500 | |||||||||||||||||||||
| Maximum Parking Stalls | 240 | |||||||||||||||||||||
| Minimum Ticket Price | $ 50.00 | |||||||||||||||||||||
| Maximum Ticket Price | $ 100.00 | |||||||||||||||||||||
| Income | ||||||||||||||||||||||
| Student Club Contributions | $ 8,500 | |||||||||||||||||||||
| Ticket Revenue | 30,000 | |||||||||||||||||||||
| Total Income | $ 38,500 | Two-Variable Data Table: Attendees and Price Per Ticket | ||||||||||||||||||||
| Expenses | ||||||||||||||||||||||
| Advertising | $ 3,345 | |||||||||||||||||||||
| Ballroom Rental | 1 | 2,500 | ||||||||||||||||||||
| Chairs/Table Setup | 800 | |||||||||||||||||||||
| 3,990 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
| Decorations | 4,575 | |||||||||||||||||||||
| DJ Cost | 3,000 | |||||||||||||||||||||
| Cleanup Costs | ||||||||||||||||||||||
| 8,380 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
| Contingency | 5,000 | |||||||||||||||||||||
| Total Expenses | $ 44,090 | |||||||||||||||||||||
| Balance | $ (5,590) |
Q&A
| Your Answers | Question |
| 1) | What is the ticket price per person to balance the initial budget using Goal Seek? |
| 2) | For the one-variable data table, how many attendees creates the largest deficit? |
| 3) | For the one-variable data table, what is the largest deficit? |
| 4) | For the one-variable data table, how many attendees creates a break-even point? |
| 5) | For the two-variable data table, what ticket prices do not produce a break-even point? |
| 6) | For the two-variable data table, list the combination of ticket prices, attendees, and balances that result in positive balances. |
| 7) | For the scenario summary, which scenario provides the highest positive balance and by what amount? |
| 8) | For the scenario summary, which scenario provides a negative balance? What is the balance? |
| 9) | Is this balance close enough that you might achieve break even? How is this possible? |
| 10) | What is the most profit you can generate within the constraints using Solver? |
| 11) | How much would you need to charge per ticket to reach that profit level? |
| 12) | How many total tickets would you need to sell at that price? |
| 13) | What constraints prevented Solver from reaching a higher profit level? |