Welcome to the  
   "Banango Traders"® On Line (BTOL)   
  business simulation game.  
The objective: beat the competition!  
  Please read all these instructions carefully.  
  Watch this VIDEO to find out how the game works.  
  Then type your name, country and  
  how many banangoes you want to buy.   
  Press ENTER/GO/NEXT each time to continue.  
Then scroll down and follow the red instructions.  
Good luck and have fun!  
  BTOL (SHORT VERSION)  
   DAILY PLANNING SHEET - MONDAY    
  YOUR NAME:      
  COUNTRY:      
  COMPANY: ABC BANANGO      
  Today's market demand (units) 4000    
           
  YOUR CURRENT RESOURCES      
  1.  Your opening bank balance ($)    
  2.  Your opening stock (units)    
  YOUR STRATEGY  
  3.  Today's price (max $10)    
  4.  Today's marketing ($)    
  5.  Your banango purchases? (units)    
     
  You now have stock for sale of    
  6.  How many do you hope to sell? (units)    
     
  EXPECTED DAILY CASH FLOW      
  Opening balance    
  less fixed admin overheads    
  less marketing expense    
  less purchases of stock    
  = BALANCE (minimum is 0)    
     
  plus cash sales    
  = DAILY CLOSING BALANCE    
  (The objective is to grow this number.)  
           
  EXPECTED DAILY PROFIT      
  Sales    
  less Cost of stock sold    
  less Overheads    
  = PROFIT BEFORE TAX    
           
 
     
 
 
   
         
 DAILY PLANNING SHEET - TUESDAY
         
  Today's market demand 5000  
         
CURRENT RESOURCES - see YOUR RESULTS
  1.  Your opening bank balance? ($)  
  2.  Any unsold banangoes? (units)  
  YOUR STRATEGY
  3.  Today's price? (max $10)  
  4.  Today's marketing?  
  (more marketing  = higher sales)    
  5.  Your banango purchases?  
   
  You now have stock for sale of  
  6.  How many do you hope to sell?  
   
   
  EXPECTED DAILY CASH FLOW    
  Opening balance  
  less fixed admin overheads  
  less marketing expense  
  less purchases of stock  
  = BALANCE (minimum is 0)  
   
  plus cash sales  
  = DAILY CLOSING BALANCE  
  (The objective is to grow this number.)
         
  EXPECTED DAILY PROFIT    
  Sales  
  less Cost of stock sold  
  less Overheads  
  = PROFIT BEFORE TAX  
         
   
 
       
         
 DAILY PLANNING SHEET - WEDNESDAY
         
  Today's market demand 6000  
         
CURRENT RESOURCES - see YOUR RESULTS
  1.  Your opening bank balance?  
  2.  Any unsold banangoes? (fill in)  
  YOUR STRATEGY
  3.  Today's price? (max $10)  
  4.  Today's marketing?  
  (more marketing  = higher sales)    
  5.  Your banango purchases?  
   
  You now have stock for sale of  
  6.  How many do you hope to sell?  
   
   
  EXPECTED DAILY CASH FLOW    
  Opening balance  
  less fixed admin overheads  
  less marketing expense  
  less purchases of stock  
  = BALANCE (minimum is 0)  
   
  plus cash sales  
  = DAILY CLOSING BALANCE  
  (The objective is to grow this number.)
         
  EXPECTED DAILY PROFIT    
  Sales  
  less Cost of stock sold  
  less Overheads  
  = PROFIT BEFORE TAX  
         
   
 
       
 DAILY PLANNING SHEET - THURSDAY
         
  Today's market demand 8000  
         
CURRENT RESOURCES - see YOUR RESULTS
  1.  Your opening bank balance?  
  2.  Any unsold banangoes?  
  YOUR STRATEGY
  3.  Today's price? (max $10)  
  4.  Today's marketing?  
  (more marketing  = higher sales)    
  5.  Your banango purchases?  
   
  You now have stock for sale of  
  6.  How many do you hope to sell?  
   
   
  EXPECTED DAILY CASH FLOW    
  Opening balance  
  less fixed admin overheads  
  less marketing expense  
  less purchases of stock  
  = BALANCE (minimum is 0)  
   
  plus cash sales  
  = DAILY CLOSING BALANCE  
  (The objective is to grow this number.)
         
  EXPECTED DAILY PROFIT    
  Sales  
  less Cost of stock sold  
  less Overheads  
  = PROFIT BEFORE TAX  
         
   
 
       
  NB: Please use LANDSCAPE mode for this page on a phone.  
Scroll down to the end see how well you have done. By how much has your bank balance grown?  
Evaluate your strategy compared to the market conditions to understand your result.  
Then scroll up and open the menu tab for the next day to make your decisions.   
Good luck! If you do well enough, you may be able to win a prize in the BTOL Hall of Fame.  
Press RESET if you want to start a new game.  
     
 To understand more, learn more about business and finance and play more go to  
  www.banangapreneur.com  
       
DAILY REPORT FOR  6: ABC BANANGO      
          MON TUES WED THURS            
      MARKET INFORMATION (PUBLISHED)         THE MARKET REPORT      
                       
    Highest Daily Price ($)     Today's market    
    Lowest Daily Price ($)   was      
    Average Daily Price ($)      
    Average Marketing ($)      
    Total Daily Supply (U)    The average price    
    Total Daily Demand (U)      
    COMPANY INFORMATION (CONFIDENTIAL)   Today's leader is    
    Your Selling Price ($)      
    Your Marketing Costs ($)   (see below)    
    Your Stock Purchases (U)      
                             
    Your Daily Sales (U)            
    Your Stock Left Over (U)        
    Your Daily Market Share (%)      
    FINANCIAL REPORT - CASH FLOW (CONFIDENTIAL)          
    Opening Bank Balance ($)      
    Daily Admin Expenses ($)      
    Daily Marketing ($)      
    Daily Stock Purchases ($)      
    Morning Balance ($)        
    Cash Inflows From Sales ($)        
    = Closing Bank Balance ($)            
    FINANCIAL REPORT - PROFITS (CONFIDENTIAL)        
    Sales ($)          
    less Cost of Stock Sold ($)          
    less Overhead Costs ($)          
    = Profit Before Tax ($)          
    CLOSING BANK BALANCE PER COMPANY (PUBLISHED)        
      TRADING NAME   OWNER COUNTRY   ($)        
    1:          
    2:          
    3:          
    4:          
    5:          
    6:          
    7:          
    8:          
    9:          
    10:          
    ©Copyright, Johannesburg School of Finance 2020