Jane's Day Care Analysis: Recommending Fewer Students to Increase Profits
1. Jane's Day Care Analysis
Author Shangz Brown
Created 5/29/2009
Modified 5/31/2009
Contents Income Statement Two data tables.
One Variable Data Table showing the effect on net income as the number of
enrolled students changed.
Two Variable Table showing the effect on net income as the
number of enrolled students and daily tuition fee changed.
Scenario Summary Jane is curious to see the effect of new assumptions.
Analysis Recommendation I recommend that Jane take on fewer children. It would reduce her expenses and
increase her net income.
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2. Day Care Wonders
Income Statement
Assumptions
Number of Children/Day 7
Average Days per Year 250
Teacher Cost / Year 26,000
Food/Child/Day $1.25
Supplies Child/Year $75.00
Annual Revenue
Tuition per Day $50
Total Rev $87,500
Annual Variable Expenses
Food Expenses $2,188
Supplies per Year 525
Teacher Cost $52,000
Total Variable Expenses $54,713
Annual Fixed Expenses
Insurance 5,000
Maintenance 6,500
Administrative & Advertising 1,000
Est. Taxes 12,000
Total Fixed Expenses $24,500
Summary
Total Revenue 87,500
Total Expenses 79,213
Net Income $8,288
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3. Teacher:Student Ratio Required
Students Teachers
1 1
7 2
13 3
19 4
Effect of Varying Number of Children on Expenses and Net Income
76 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15
Expenses $79,213 $52,825 $79,213 $79,600 $79,988 $80,375 $80,763 $81,150 $107,538 $107,925 $108,313
Net Inc $8,288 $22,175 $8,288 $20,400 $32,513 $44,625 $56,738 $68,850 $54,963 $67,075 $79,188
Goal $75,000
Effect on Net Income of Varying Fees and Number of Children
FEES 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15
$35 ($325.00) ($17,962.50) ($9,600.00) ($1,237.50) $7,125.00 $15,487.50 $23,850.00 $6,212.50 $14,575.00 $22,937.50
$40 $7,175.00 ($9,212.50) $400.00 $10,012.50 $19,625.00 $29,237.50 $38,850.00 $22,462.50 $32,075.00 $41,687.50
$45 $14,675.00 ($462.50) $10,400.00 $21,262.50 $32,125.00 $42,987.50 $53,850.00 $38,712.50 $49,575.00 $60,437.50
$50 $22,175.00 $8,287.50 $20,400.00 $32,512.50 $44,625.00 $56,737.50 $68,850.00 $54,962.50 $67,075.00 $79,187.50
$55 $29,675.00 $17,037.50 $30,400.00 $43,762.50 $57,125.00 $70,487.50 $83,850.00 $71,212.50 $84,575.00 $97,937.50
$60 $37,175.00 $25,787.50 $40,400.00 $55,012.50 $69,625.00 $84,237.50 $98,850.00 $87,462.50 $102,075.00 $116,687.50
$65 $44,675.00 $34,537.50 $50,400.00 $66,262.50 $82,125.00 $97,987.50 $113,850.00 $103,712.50 $119,575.00 $135,437.50
$70 $52,175.00 $43,287.50 $60,400.00 $77,512.50 $94,625.00 $111,737.50 $128,850.00 $119,962.50 $137,075.00 $154,187.50
$75 $59,675.00 $52,037.50 $70,400.00 $88,762.50 $107,125.00 $125,487.50 $143,850.00 $136,212.50 $154,575.00 $172,937.50
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