Alexa has finished her culinary training program and is now working full-time as a chef in a hotel resort restaurant.
She has tripled her salary from when she was working part-time to pay her expenses through school. How should
this increased income affect her budget? Make comparisons with her previous budget and her current budget.
Monthly Budget
Previous Current Budget
Budget
$800
Income
Wages
Expenses
Rent
Utilities
Groceries
Savings
Bus Pass
Net Income
$300
$60
$200
$100
$30
$110
$2400
$300
$60
$250
$150
$30
$1610
a. Alexa is earning quite a bit more money and her expenses reflect the change in income.
b. Alexa is earning quite a bit more money than she was previously. She has worked hard and
deserves to spend a lot of money on herself