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MBA541: Quantitative Business Methods Student Name: Assignment Title: Case Study "Food and Beverage at Southwestern University Football Games Assignment Description: Write a 250-word (about 1 page double-spaced) brief to complete the Case Study "Food and Beverage at Southwestern University Football Games" listed on page 21 of the Render textbook. Student Response This is the pages (BIBLIOGRAPHY 19 Food and Beverages at Southwestern University Football Games Southwestern University (SWU), a large state college in Stephenville, Texas, 30 miles southwest of the Dallas/Fort Worth metroplex, enrolls close to 20,000 students. The school is the dominant force in the small city, with more students dur- ing fall and spring than permanent residents. A longtime football powerhouse, SWU is a member of the Big Eleven conference and is usually in the top 20 in college football rankings. To bolster its chances of reaching the elusive and long-desired number-one ranking, in 2010 SWU hired the legendary Bo Pitterno as its head coach. Although the number- one ranking remained out of reach, attendance at the five Satur- day home games each year increased. Prior to Pitterno's arrival, attendance generally averaged 25,000–29,000. Season ticket sales bumped up by 10,000 just with the announcement of the new coach's arrival. Stephenville and SWU were ready to move to the big time! With the growth in attendance came more fame, the need for a bigger stadium, and more complaints about seating, park- ing, long lines, and concession stand prices. Southwestern Uni- versity's president, Dr. Marty Starr, was concerned not only about the cost of expanding the existing stadium versus build- ing a new stadium but also about the ancillary activities. He wanted to be sure that these various support activities generated revenue adequate to pay for themselves. Consequently, he wanted the parking lots, game programs, and food service to all be handled as profit centers. At a recent meeting discussing the new stadium, Starr told the stadium manager, Hank Maddux, to develop a break-even chart and related data for each of the centers. He instructed Maddux to have the food service area break-even report ready for the next meeting. After discussion with other facility managers and his subordinates, Maddux de- veloped the following table showing the suggested selling prices, and his estimate of variable costs, and the percent rev- enue by item. It also provides an estimate of the percentage of the total revenues that would be expected for each of the items based on historical sales data. Maddux's fixed costs are interesting. He estimated that the prorated portion of the stadium cost would be as follows: salaries for food services at $100,000 ($20,000 for each of the five home games); 2,400 square feet of stadium space at $2 per square foot per game; and six people per booth in each of the Bibliography Ackoff, R. L. Scientific Method: Optimizing Applied Research Decisions. New York: John Wiley & Sons, Inc., 1962. Beam, Carrie. "ASP, the Art and Science of Practice: How I Started an OR/MS Consulting Practice with a Laptop, a Phone, and a PhD," Interfaces 34 (July–August 2004): 265–271. Board, John, Charles Sutcliffe, and William T. Ziemba. "Applying Operations Research Techniques to Financial Markets," Interfaces 33 (March–April 2003): 12–24. SELLING VARIABLE PERCENT ITEM PRICE/UNIT COST/UNIT REVENUE Soft drink $1.50 $0.75 25% Coffee 2.00 0.50 25% Hot dogs 2.00 0.80 20% Hamburgers 2.50 1.00 20% Misc. snacks 1.00 0.40 10% six booths for 5 hours at $7 an hour. These fixed costs will be proportionately allocated to each of the products based on the percentages provided in the table. For example, the revenue from soft drinks would be expected to cover 25% of the total fixed costs. Maddux wants to be sure that he has a number of things for President Starr: (1) the total fixed cost that must be covered at each of the games; (2) the portion of the fixed cost allocated to each of the items; (3) what his unit sales would be at break-even for each item—that is, what sales of soft drinks, coffee, hot dogs, and hamburgers are necessary to cover the portion of the fixed cost allocated to each of these items; (4) what the dollar sales for each of these would be at these break-even points; and (5) realistic sales estimates per attendee for attendance of 60,000 and 35,000. (In other words, he wants to know how many dollars each attendee is spending on food at his projected break-even sales at present and if attendance grows to 60,000.) He felt this last piece of information would be helpful to under- stand how realistic the assumptions of his model are, and this information could be compared with similar figures from previ- ous seasons. Discussion Question 1. Prepare a brief report with the items noted so it is ready for Dr. Starr at the next meeting. Adapted from J. Heizer and B. Render. Operations Management, 6th ed. Upper Saddle River, NJ: Prentice Hall, 2000, pp. 274–275. Churchman, C. W. "Relativity Models in the Social Sciences," Interfaces 4, 1 (November 1973). Churchman, C. W. The Systems Approach. New York: Delacort Press, 1968. Dutta, Goutam. "Lessons for Success in OR/MS Practice Gained from Experiences in Indian and U.S. Steel Plants," Interfaces 30, 5 (September–October 2000): 23–30.   20 CHAPTER 1 • INTRODUCTION TO QUANTITATIVE ANALYSIS Eom, Sean B., and Eyong B. Kim. "A Survey of Decision Support System Applications (1995–2001)," Journal of the Operational Research Society 57, 11 (2006): 1264–1278. 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Claudio Ranieri played down Leicester's position as early Premier League pacesetters as his side made it two wins out of two with victory at West Ham.
Having started the season with an impressive 4-2 home win over Sunderland, the Foxes sprung a surprise at Upton Park as goals from Shinji Okazaki and Riyad Mahrez were enough to see them beat the Hammers 2-1.
Dimitri Payet reduced the deficit for the home side as they looked to recover from a poor first half but their afternoon ended acrimoniously as goalkeeper Adrian was sent off in injury time.
The win for Leicester saw them replace Manchester United as league leaders on Saturday evening but, for Ranieri, the fact they have already accrued six points is much more important in achieving his long-term goals for the campaign.
"I look at the table and then I say 'okay, us six points'," he said.
"That is important for us, not to be top of the league. That is for others, not me. I don't think too much. I look at my players, I train my players...they can win, they can draw, they can lose. But now we have six points which is very, very important for us to maintain ourselves and play in that league.
"I want to maintain a low profile. We can't think we are top of the league. We have six points that is important for us."
Having been the better side in the first half, Leicester were forced back after the break but did not fold after conceding and held on for the win - with Ranieri happy to see his players able to fight for the cause when things are going against them.
"In the second half we suffered a lot," added the Italian.
"First half we played well; ball on the floor, play quickly, two touches and I think we surprised West Ham. Afterwards it was normal, West Ham play at home, want to draw the match, and we conceded a lot of the pitch to them.
"We suffer and then I watched my players suffer and fight together. And that's it. They are afraid, I didn't know, but now I am very happy for all the performances."
For the Hammers, having won at Arsenal last Sunday, this defeat would have hurt as they looked to maintain their own winning start.
Manager Slaven Bilic bemoaned a slow first-half performance that led to his side's downfall.
But he refused to point the finger at Reece Oxford, with the 16-year-old replaced at half-time by Pedro Obiang, and pointed to a rejected penalty shout on the stroke of half-time as Kasper Schmeichel and Diafra Sakho came together as a potential turning point.
"We lost the game in the first half, we were better in the second," conceded Bilic.
"The first-half performance was not down to Reece Oxford - there were a few candidates I could have taken off.
"I remember the penalty incident and for me he could give a penalty. I saw it again and for me it is (a penalty).
"Maybe it was hard for the referee to see, but Schmeichel didn't get the ball and then spread his arms - it could have changed the game, that was the moment you need something."
Bilic said the dismissal of goalkeeper Adrian, who kicked Jamie Vardy in the chest as he looked to backtrack having gone up for a late corner, "could have been seen as a red card" - with the Spaniard set to miss the next three games.
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I'm not really sure what to say, but I feel like I have to say something. Things took a major downturn this week and I started planning to kill myself. I told Dom and I'm going to see my psychiatrist tomorrow, and Dom is with me, so I'm safe right now, there's no need to worry about that. And I guess I'm feeling a little better.
The real problem is that this isn't just my usual random run-of-the-mill depression. I'm depressed because I'm very unhappy with my current situation. On my third straight day of crying I burst out to my husband, ''I'm just so angry!'' I'm not typically a very angry person, so I surprised myself. But it's true. I am totally mad at the world right now, and I just need someone to help me talk it out. As much as I've railed against psychodynamic therapy in the past, I really think I just need to dump all this emotional crap on someone and start sorting through it.
So I am making contact with a local psychologist. I was hoping that wouldn't be necessarily but obviously I can't go around being suicidal. My doc also gave me permission to up my meds to the full therapeutic dose, and that's helping me too.
I couldn't even say how I feel right now. The meds are helping but I feel so emotionally detached I'm not sure if it's good or bad. I can't cry anymore. I'm starting to feel some hope for the future but I still have no idea how I'm going to work it out.
I do know that my husband will not let me kill myself. He told me if I throw my life away, he'll throw his away, and if that's emotional blackmail it's just fine by him. I love my husband and I just can't hurt him like that. So I guess suicide is off the table.
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Hi, I have accidentally stumbled on your page, and have seen your pictures. You know what was the first thought I had: wow, wish I was that pretty and sweet. And that you must have a great relationship with your husband, because you two just look so cute together. Trust me, I know how it is to be depressed, and how it is to see no light at the end of the tunnel. Have been studying myself for many years and was in a very similar situation to your one. I know too well it is almost impossible to look at yourself from the outside, and judge things like that. But let me give you what i think as an outsider about you: I think you are so strong because you dare to talk about your feelings, share them with people so that we all know there is hope out there: there is therapy and there are meds and doctors who can help. Not everyone is that courageous to tell about innermost thought, and I appreciate you treat it as it is: depression, an illness that can be addressed and there is absolutely nothing to be ashamed of about it. Having a happy relationship, a marriage for five years and still studying - do not think you are doing an easy job there. Be proud of yourself!
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I went through years of very depressed thoughts and battled with them without medical intervention, but they did get suicidal, like yours. I gave in and am glad I did. I still work with my thinking a lot but I believe I would be dead if I had not accepted medical help. I don't believe they have all the answers, but they can keep you alive while you look.
Isn't if funny? I'm single and sometimes still believe that my thinking would never get seriously out of whack if I had a loving husband whom I loved, too. But the mind is trickier than that. The outer situations are never the real problem or the real solution. It is an inside job and you can get better!
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I've been there too. I'm so glad you reached out to someone. I'm thinking of you!
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One hour, one day at a time. Sending positive thoughts your way for atrength and healing.
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See the psychologist, and take it one day at a time. One hour at a time if you have to. Good luck, hon...I'm pulling for you.
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I have been where you are, and I know it is very hard. Some people say that depression is anger buried and turned inwards. You are taking steps to take care of yourself, by telling your husband, the doctor and therapist.
One of the things I was told to do was make a list of 10 people (with numbers) and carry it with me at all times. This included the local mental health crisis line. I never used it, but it was comforting to know it was there.
One of the other things I did, and sometimes still do, is tell myself that I don't have to do anything else for the next 5 minutes except breathe. That has gotten me through a lot of tough times, taking it 5 minutes at a time. I am glad I persisted, but it has been a long journey for me.
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The fact that you realize your problem and are accepting help is fantastic. Never try to tackle depression alone. My thoughts and prayers are with you.
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I can totally empathize. Suicide is not a solution and I am glad you are seeing someone and your husband is taking care of you. Hugs, I hope you get this sorted out soon.
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Clip Contest Winners: 2013: August
First Place | Spot News
Andrew Dye, Winston-Salem Journal
Judges' comments:
This is a nice moment, you can feel the relief in the woman's face. The crop is loose.
Nekeysha McClease breaks into a smile as she is reunited with her son, Carver High School junior Tymeris McClease, after a shooting on Friday, August 30, 2013 at Carver High School in Winston-Salem, N.C.


text: Winterpills By Josh James • Mar 21, 2012 ShareTwitter Facebook Google+ Email Winterpills at WUKY WUKY Winterpills stopped by WUKY's studios for a chat and a couple live songs. Hear the complete interview and watch their performance of "Rogue Highway" from All My Lovely Goners below. Tags: live at wukywinterpills