Banquet Builder

The Banquet Builder is a tool to manage the budget for an event.

Revenue

Revenue for the event is reported in the top section of the Banquet Builder.  The revenue is derived from the items added to each Event Schedule.

Costs

Costs are entered by the user.  Int eh example above for Bartenders, the Estimated Units would be the estimate of the number of hours, the Unit Cost would be the hourly cost for bartenders and the schedule would be the Event Schedule to which the cost applies.  Once the cost is added, it appears on the right hand side.  You can remove a cost by clicking on the line item for the cost and then selecting the button for Remove Selected Cost Entry.

Margins

The section for Margins (P&L) represents the estimated profit or loss for the event.