The University of Cincinnati Center for Business Analytics is an outreach center that collaborates with industry partners on applied research and continuing education in business analytics. One of the programs offered by the center is a quarterly Business Intelligence Symposium. Each symposium features three speakers on the real-world use of analytics. Each corporate member of the center (there are currently 10) receives five free seats to each symposium. Nonmembers wishing to attend must pay $75 per person. Each attendee receives breakfast, lunch, and free parking. The following are the costs incurred for putting on this event:     Rental cost for the auditorium $150   Registration processing $8.50 per person   Speaker costs 3@$800 = $2,400   Continental breakfast $4.00 per person   Lunch $7.00 per person   Parking $5.00 per person (a) Build a spreadsheet model that calculates a profit or loss for 100 nonmember registrants. If required, round your answer to two decimal places. (b) Use Goal Seek to find the number of nonmember registrants that will make the event break even. Do not round your intermediate calculations. If required, round your answer to the nearest whole number

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The University of Cincinnati Center for Business Analytics is an outreach center that collaborates with industry partners on applied research and continuing education in business analytics. One of the programs offered by the center is a quarterly Business Intelligence Symposium. Each symposium features three speakers on the real-world use of analytics. Each corporate member of the center (there are currently 10) receives five free seats to each symposium. Nonmembers wishing to attend must pay $75 per person. Each attendee receives breakfast, lunch, and free parking. The following are the costs incurred for putting on this event:

 

  Rental cost for the auditorium $150
  Registration processing $8.50 per person
  Speaker costs 3@$800 = $2,400
  Continental breakfast $4.00 per person
  Lunch $7.00 per person
  Parking $5.00 per person
(a) Build a spreadsheet model that calculates a profit or loss for 100 nonmember registrants. If required, round your answer to two decimal places.
(b) Use Goal Seek to find the number of nonmember registrants that will make the event break even. Do not round your intermediate calculations. If required, round your answer to the nearest whole number.
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