Price break down for DDP??

bakenatj

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Looking for the pricing break down on the dining plan, I know it use to be here. I even saw someone post that it was in the FAQ section of the Dining Plan sticky but for the life of me can't find it anymore. Help would be much appreciated, thanks!
 
If you're asking the "per credit value" calculations I've done, I can repost them for you:

Simplifications: I'm rounding plan costs up to the nearest dollar. No one, I hope, will quibble over fractions of a penny. I also value the resort refillable mug (QSDP and DxDP) at $0, because otherwise I'd have to deal with a sliding scale of value based on the length of the stay. Suffice it to say that the mug is simply a "bonus" on these plans beyond the credit values.

Okay, if we make the following variables: C (counter service credit), D (deluxe meal credit), S (snack credit), and T (table service credit), and take the plans as simultaneous equations, we get:

Deluxe: 3D + 2S = 79
Basic: 1C + 1T + 1S = 46
QSDP: 2C + 2S = 35

Unfortunately, that's four unknowns and three equations. Not good. But let's turn S from a variable to a constant, which reduces our unknowns by 1. Snack credits are pretty limited in value, and they're the one element all plans have in common, so it makes a good choice for turning into a "constant". Now we are left with 3 unknowns and 3 equations, which will give us meaningful results.

Solving the first and third equations, treating S as a constant, yields:

3D = 79 - 2S ==> D = (79 - 2S) / 3
2C = 35 - 2S ==> C = (35 - 2S) / 2

Now that we know what C is, we can solve the second equation:

T = 46 - C - S ==> 46 - ( ( 35 - 2S ) / 2 ) - S

Now, all that's left is to plug in whatever value we choose for "S", and we can compute all three variables. Last year, I used $3 as a snack credit value; for 2011, that would yield:

C = $14.50, T = $28.50, D = $24.33

Curiously, changing the value of S affects only C and D. The value of T is constant regardless of what you change S to. (If you expand out the full equation for T, you'll see that you have a +S and a -S, so they cancel out, meaning that T and S are completely independent.)

A CS credit value goes up by the exact amount the snack value drops, and vice-versa. A DxDP meal credit is affected similarly, but scaled by 2/3. So, using different snack credit values, we see:

S = $4.00 ==> C = $13.50, T = $28.50, D = $23.67
S = $3.00 ==> C = $14.50, T = $28.50, D = $24.33
S = $2.00 ==> C = $15.50, T = $28.50, D = $25.00
S = $1.00 ==> C = $16.50, T = $28.50, D = $25.67
S = $0.00 ==> C = $17.50, T = $28.50, D = $26.33

Similarly, we can solve for child credit values c (child's CS credit), d (child's DxDP meal credit), and t (child's TS credit):

Deluxe: 3d + 2S = 22
Basic: 1c + 1t + 1S = 12
QSDP: 2c + 2S = 12

Solving for c and d:

3d = 22 - 2S ==> d = (22 - 2S) / 3
2c = 12 - 2S ==> c = (12 - 2S) / 2

Solving for t, now that we know c:

t = 12 - c - S ==> 12 - ( ( 12 - 2S ) / 2 ) - S = 6

So, based on our choice of "S", we can determine the values of c and d (since t is a fixed $6.00 value):

S = $4.00 ==> c = $2.00, t = $6.00, d = $4.67
S = $3.00 ==> c = $3.00, t = $6.00, d = $5.33
S = $2.00 ==> c = $4.00, t = $6.00, d = $6.00
S = $1.00 ==> c = $5.00, t = $6.00, d = $6.67
S = $0.00 ==> c = $6.00, t = $6.00, d = $7.33

Using $3 as the value of a snack credit, the 2011 credit values are:

DxDP Meal Credit: $24.33 adult, $5.33 child
TS Credit: $28.50 ($30.50 peak) adult, $6.00 ($7.00 peak) child
CS Credit: $14.50 adult, $3.00 child​
 

If you're asking the "per credit value" calculations I've done, I can repost them for you:

Simplifications: I'm rounding plan costs up to the nearest dollar. No one, I hope, will quibble over fractions of a penny. I also value the resort refillable mug (QSDP and DxDP) at $0, because otherwise I'd have to deal with a sliding scale of value based on the length of the stay. Suffice it to say that the mug is simply a "bonus" on these plans beyond the credit values.

Okay, if we make the following variables: C (counter service credit), D (deluxe meal credit), S (snack credit), and T (table service credit), and take the plans as simultaneous equations, we get:

Deluxe: 3D + 2S = 79
Basic: 1C + 1T + 1S = 46
QSDP: 2C + 2S = 35

Unfortunately, that's four unknowns and three equations. Not good. But let's turn S from a variable to a constant, which reduces our unknowns by 1. Snack credits are pretty limited in value, and they're the one element all plans have in common, so it makes a good choice for turning into a "constant". Now we are left with 3 unknowns and 3 equations, which will give us meaningful results.

Solving the first and third equations, treating S as a constant, yields:

3D = 79 - 2S ==> D = (79 - 2S) / 3
2C = 35 - 2S ==> C = (35 - 2S) / 2

Now that we know what C is, we can solve the second equation:

T = 46 - C - S ==> 46 - ( ( 35 - 2S ) / 2 ) - S

Now, all that's left is to plug in whatever value we choose for "S", and we can compute all three variables. Last year, I used $3 as a snack credit value; for 2011, that would yield:

C = $14.50, T = $28.50, D = $24.33

Curiously, changing the value of S affects only C and D. The value of T is constant regardless of what you change S to. (If you expand out the full equation for T, you'll see that you have a +S and a -S, so they cancel out, meaning that T and S are completely independent.)

A CS credit value goes up by the exact amount the snack value drops, and vice-versa. A DxDP meal credit is affected similarly, but scaled by 2/3. So, using different snack credit values, we see:

S = $4.00 ==> C = $13.50, T = $28.50, D = $23.67
S = $3.00 ==> C = $14.50, T = $28.50, D = $24.33
S = $2.00 ==> C = $15.50, T = $28.50, D = $25.00
S = $1.00 ==> C = $16.50, T = $28.50, D = $25.67
S = $0.00 ==> C = $17.50, T = $28.50, D = $26.33

Similarly, we can solve for child credit values c (child's CS credit), d (child's DxDP meal credit), and t (child's TS credit):

Deluxe: 3d + 2S = 22
Basic: 1c + 1t + 1S = 12
QSDP: 2c + 2S = 12

Solving for c and d:

3d = 22 - 2S ==> d = (22 - 2S) / 3
2c = 12 - 2S ==> c = (12 - 2S) / 2

Solving for t, now that we know c:

t = 12 - c - S ==> 12 - ( ( 12 - 2S ) / 2 ) - S = 6

So, based on our choice of "S", we can determine the values of c and d (since t is a fixed $6.00 value):

S = $4.00 ==> c = $2.00, t = $6.00, d = $4.67
S = $3.00 ==> c = $3.00, t = $6.00, d = $5.33
S = $2.00 ==> c = $4.00, t = $6.00, d = $6.00
S = $1.00 ==> c = $5.00, t = $6.00, d = $6.67
S = $0.00 ==> c = $6.00, t = $6.00, d = $7.33

Using $3 as the value of a snack credit, the 2011 credit values are:

DxDP Meal Credit: $24.33 adult, $5.33 child
TS Credit: $28.50 ($30.50 peak) adult, $6.00 ($7.00 peak) child
CS Credit: $14.50 adult, $3.00 child​

I have never seen this before, but very interesting. Thanks so much! Appreciate it greatly.
 
That is awesome!! Thanks for the 'real' breakdown!! It makes the plans much more understandable and meaningful! :goodvibes :thumbsup2
 
If you're asking the "per credit value" calculations I've done, I can repost them for you:
A bunch of math stuff​
Thanks Faldred. I had something more complex in my original sheet (using percentages for TS/QS credits on DDP, which I didn't like). I'm now stealing this for the estimated cost per credit on it :)
 


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