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Explanation of my calculations about StrangeLoop economics, based on public information available in sponsorship prospectus/sponsor page/ticketing page/etc. Relevant Links: https://thestrangeloop.com/sponsors https://thestrangeloop.com/sponsors-page/prospectus
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output.txt
Total Sponsorship
70000
Total Ticket Sales
550000
Total Income
620000
Total Cost
148500
Profits
471500
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strangeloop_economics.rb
#!/usr/bin/env ruby
# Sponsors
platinum_sponsors = 11500 * 2
gold_sponsors = 5500 * 4
silver_sponsors = 2000 * 8
media_sponsor = 2000
keycard_sponsor = 2000
lanyard_sponsor = 1000
student_sponsor = 2000
preconf_party_sponsor = 2000
total_sponsorship = platinum_sponsors + gold_sponsors + silver_sponsors + media_sponsor + keycard_sponsor + lanyard_sponsor + student_sponsor + preconf_party_sponsor
puts "Total Sponsorship"
puts total_sponsorship
# Tickets
ticket_price = 500
attendee_capacity = 1100
ticket_sales = ticket_price * attendee_capacity
puts "Total Ticket Sales"
puts ticket_sales
# Total Income
total_income = total_sponsorship + ticket_sales
puts "Total Income"
puts total_income
# Cost
cost_per_person = 135
total_cost = attendee_capacity * cost_per_person
puts "Total Cost"
puts total_cost
# Profit
profits = total_income - total_cost
puts "Profits"
puts profits
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