It's Thursday afternoon, just two days before your club's highly anticipated trip to Six Flags Great America this Saturday. As the club's treasurer, you're doing one final review of the trip finances to make sure everything is in order. You have the breakdown of costs associated with each student's participation and the amounts they raised from the recent fundraiser. A deposit has already been paid to secure the bus for Saturday morning.
As you meticulously look over the numbers in your file, you realize there's a major issue that needs to be addressed immediately.
Below is the data you are reviewing. Please examine it closely.
Name | Park Admission Cost | Bus Ride Cost | Panera Sandwich Cost | Amount Raised | Self-Reported Previous Visits to SFGA | Notes |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Blake | $70 | $80 | $12 | $200 | 3 | Full Park Ticket |
Kai | $35 | $80 | $12 | $5 | 0 | Base Park Ticket |
Jesse | $0 | $80 | $12 | $50 | 2 | Has Season Pass |
Jordan | $70 | $80 | $12 | $250 | 5+ | Full Park Ticket |
Taylor | $35 | $80 | $12 | $0 | 0 | Base Park Ticket |
Cameron | $70 | $80 | $12 | $95 | 1 | Full Park Ticket |
Quinn | $0 | $80 | $12 | $5 | 0 | Has Season Pass |
Alex | $35 | $80 | $12 | $10 | 0 | Base Park Ticket |
Riley | $70 | $80 | $12 | $80 | 2 | Full Park Ticket |
Finley | $0 | $80 | $12 | $10 | 1 | Has Season Pass |
YOU | $70 | $80 | $12 | $180 | 4 | Full Park Ticket |
Rowan | $70 | $80 | $12 | $15 | 0 | Full Park Ticket |
Dakota | $0 | $80 | $12 | $40 | 3 | Has Season Pass |
Jamie | $70 | $80 | $12 | $40 | 1 | Full Park Ticket |
Blair | $35 | $80 | $12 | $30 | 0 | Base Park Ticket |
Robin | $70 | $80 | $12 | $60 | 1 | Full Park Ticket |
Casey | $35 | $80 | $12 | $0 | 0 | Base Park Ticket |
Sam | $70 | $80 | $12 | $130 | 2 | Full Park Ticket |
Reese | $70 | $80 | $12 | $70 | 1 | Full Park Ticket |
Drew | $70 | $80 | $12 | $110 | 3 | Full Park Ticket |
With the trip happening in less than 48 hours, and knowing the bus deposit is already paid, what do you do next as the club treasurer to understand and resolve this financial issue and ensure the trip can still happen? Think about the immediate steps you would take and who you would need to involve.