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The chart below shows information on the economics of the Annual
Sports Meet. Study the chart carefully.
| The Economics of the Annual Sports Meet |
The total cost estimated of the Meet will be~ 11, 00, 000/-
No of athletes : 1250 (750 Girls+ 500 Boys; Category wise: sub-junior: 350, junior: 500 and senior: 400)
Staff on Duty : Teachers: 95 (35 men + 60 women), Support Staff 40 (21 men + 19 women), Staff on Parking and Security duty : 25 (20 men+ 5 women)
No of events : 100 ( 70 Track & Field events and 30 Jumps and Throws)
Medals : 100 Gold, 100Silver& 100Bronze
Best Athlete Trophies : Boys: 3, Girls: 3
Best House Trophies : 4( 1 for each category and 1 over all)
Suppose you are the Prin cipal of the school. Taking information from the chart, prepare an oral presentation for the Management Committee of the school. Use as many expressions of comparison as you can. You have been given some examples.
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Solution
The Economics of the Annual Sports Meet
Oral Presentation
This is to apprise the honourable members of the Management Committee that as much as a quarter of the total money has been earmarked for organising the Cultural Extravaganza. Fortunately, the participation of the girls will be more than that of the boys. The expenses on procuring sports equipment and tentage will be twice as much as was previously estimated. Even the number of mementoes, trophies and certificates will be about three times more than that of the last year’s sum total. As far as the budget for refreshments is concerned, it is going to be far more than what was planned. However, the financial support from different sources is as encouraging as it was the last year.
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