The school Spanish Club is sponsoring a trip to Mexico that will cost \($1,000\) per student. Your parents will contribute

\($300\), but you need to save the remaining \($700\) over the next four months.

You currently work seven hours a week babysitting for \($10\) per hour. The following are your monthly expenses:

1. Calculate your total monthly earnings and expenses.
2. Compute by using spreadsheet software to calculate how much you need to earn and/or reduce your expenses to meet your goal.

Transcribed Image Text:

Variable Expenses (clothes, CDs, movie tickets, etc.) $180 Fixed Expenses (school fees, bus pass) $65