Keisha is planning an event for her company. It will take place the 3rd Saturday of May, and will be four hours long. There will be 35 employees at the event, and each can bring one
guest. She must make arrangements for venue, décor, food, beverages and entertainment.
She has a budget of $3,000. After researching available options, she has developed the
following list of possible vendors. Décor A: $300; Décor B: $500; Décor C: $750 Food A: $15
per person; Food B: $18 per person; Food C: $800 Beverage A: $3 per person; Beverage B:
$5 per person; Beverage C: $500 Entertainment A: $16 per person; Entertainment B: $1,000;
Entertainment C: $1,500 She now needs to decide what to buy and who to hire in order to
stay under budget. In order to further guard against going over budget, she has decided to
leave herself 10 percent of the budget for a contingency fund. Assuming all vendors listed
above are of similar quality, how should she decide among vendors? Which vendor offers the
best deal? If her boss is not pleased by her initial choice, is there another under-budget
combination of vendors she can suggest?