Budgeting & Financial Management Flashcards
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A conference planner discovers mid-event that catering costs will exceed budget by 18%. What is the BEST immediate action?
Answer: Identify and cut costs in other budget line items
When one line item overruns, reallocating savings from other categories maintains overall budget integrity without disrupting the event.
Which financial document provides a snapshot of an event's assets, liabilities, and net worth at a specific point in time?
Answer: Balance sheet
A balance sheet captures financial position at a moment in time, listing assets against liabilities to show net worth or equity.
An event planner budgets $50,000 for a gala but actual costs come in at $47,500. This $2,500 difference is called a:
Answer: Favorable variance
When actual costs are lower than budgeted amounts, the resulting difference is a favorable (positive) variance.
What is the purpose of a master account in hotel event billing?
Answer: To consolidate all event-related charges for direct billing to the organizing entity
A master account aggregates all event charges—AV, F&B, room rental—so the organization receives one consolidated invoice.
The break-even point for a ticketed conference occurs when:
Answer: Total revenue equals total expenses (fixed + variable)
Break-even is achieved when all revenue sources exactly cover all costs, both fixed and variable, resulting in zero profit or loss.
Which pricing strategy involves setting early registration fees lower and increasing them as the event date approaches?
Answer: Dynamic pricing / tiered registration
Tiered or dynamic pricing rewards early registrants with lower rates while generating urgency and higher revenue from late registrants.
An event manager receives a hotel contract requiring a $25,000 food and beverage minimum. If the group spends only $20,000, what typically occurs?
Answer: The group pays the $5,000 shortfall as an attrition or minimum guarantee fee
F&B minimums are contractual guarantees; if actual spend falls short, the organizer is liable for the difference as a shortfall or attrition fee.