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Budgeting Assignment: The Catalina Wine Mixer
Assignment Brief
You have been hired to produce the 2019 Catalina Wine Mixer. The client is ahelicopter sales and leasing company. They are doing a fundraiser for their charity partner benefitingemergency first responders that use their equipment. Their fundraising goal is $20,000. The first thingyour client needs to approve is the budget.
You will be responsible for creating a budget for the program. Be sure to include ALL expenses andrevenue expected. Revisit the lecture slides to be sure you include every cost category that would applyto this type of event. There will be some on the list you do not need, so don't feel like you have tocreate unneeded expenses.
Here are the general details:
Catalina Wine Mixer
Dates & Time: Saturday, March 30, 2019; timing is flexible depending on your activities
Attendees: Create a breakeven analysis to determine how many tickets you need to sell at whatprice to cover your expenses and generate at least $20,000 in revenue
Venue: find a beautiful outdoor venue with great views and obtain real and accurate pricing
Catering: create a higher end menu for both food and beverage that you think is appropriate
Sponsors: pursue this if you wish. Don't forget to include expenses for activation.
Activities: get creative! Include what you think would entertain your guests and help sellhelicopters. Be sure to include all expenses.
Breakdown:
Budget Document - This document should cover all details and cost categories listed above and use formulas to calculate costs. Points will be deducted for formula errors or obvious missing elements of this event plan. Example: If you choose an outdoor venue for your event, but don't include expenses for power or bathrooms, you will lose points. Use the textbook to double check that your budget includes all obvious expenses.
DO NOT use google sheets or Word for the budget portion of the assignment. Do not submit a .pdf. I need to be able to check out your formulas. You can access Microsoft Excel in the ASU computer labs if you don't have it on your personal devices.
In a separate Word document answer the following questions...
Break-Even Analysis - Describe how you decided on the established ticket price. What specialactivities or details did you include that may have driven up the ticket price?
Opportunity Costs - Describe one example of opportunity costs for your program. Why did youmake the choice to include one element over another?
Financial Procedures - Describe one financial procedure and how you plan to implement that procedure for managing this particular special event.
Fixed/Variable Costs - Give examples of one fixed cost and one variable cost associated with yourevent.