ST Alpha - "I am blown away at how finance-dumb the summer camp we volunteer at is. I just sent SheFox a basic lesson in finance and pricing to forward along." (Reading a Post)

SlickerTalk
Search Archives
The Leaderboard
The FAQ

Down to Post

Backboards:

Posts: 155

I am blown away at how finance-dumb the summer camp we volunteer at is. I just sent SheFox a basic lesson in finance and pricing to forward along.

Posted by TFox Jul 16 '09, 09:58

For whatever reason, the idea of "having more kids at a lower registration rate loses you less money than having to cancel the whole fucking week, so discounting the week a little more steeply than $345 to $330 is very much in your best interest" is completely lost on them.

Responses:

if there has allready been an investment thats where you crossing point is -- nm - Danedukenuuk Jul 16, 10:02
$15 off of $345 is no incentive at all! -- nm - Andie Jul 16, 10:00 5
- exactly. it will motivate exactly no one. if they get under the $300 price point, maybe. - TFox Jul 16, 10:03 4
  - To be fair, is it possible that $330 is the tipping point at which it is actually better to cancel the whole week? - musubi Jul 16, 10:06 2
    - the way i see it, admitting that i don't have their line item budget, is the majority of their costs are fixed. - TFox Jul 16, 10:09
    - the fixed costs, as it were? -- nm - safari for windows *loves* mandy lane Jul 16, 10:07
  - You need to work for Playstation! -- nm - Shaun Jul 16, 10:04

Post a message top

I am blown away at how finance-dumb the summer camp we volunteer at is. I just sent SheFox a basic lesson in finance and pricing to forward along.

Replies are disabled on threads older than 7 days.