Fictional library board · Sunday opening · Decision by 15 December
Most members say yes to Sundays, but staff and an A$52,000 bill stand in the way
The board chair must decide by 15 December whether the library opens on Sundays.
This is a fictional case. In the sample library survey of 2026, 340 of 500 members surveyed said they would visit on Sundays. Opening would cost A$52,000 a year, and 3 of 8 staff are willing to work Sundays. The board chair decides by 15 December.
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Demand
Two in three members surveyed say they would visit the library on Sundays
68%
of the 500 members surveyed said they would visit on Sundays
340 of 500 said yes. Our arithmetic 340 ÷ 500 = 68%.
Staffing
Only 3 of 8 staff are willing to work Sundays, so the roster is the hard part
3 of 8
Staff willing
Fewer than half of staff have said they would work Sundays. The other 5 is Our arithmetic 8 minus 3, and is not a count of refusals.
A$52K
Yearly cost
Cost of opening on Sundays, per year. The brief gives no breakdown.
Cost
Opening on Sundays costs about A$153 a year for each member who says they would come
A$153
A$52,000
÷ 340 members
Our arithmetic 52,000 ÷ 340 = 152.94, rounded
A$52,000 a year
The yearly cost of opening on Sundays, as given in the brief.
340 of 500
Surveyed members who said they would visit on Sundays.
3 of 8
Staff willing to work Sundays.
Decision
The board chair decides by 15 December whether to open on Sundays
The board chair decides
15 Dec
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A
Open on Sundays
Gains: 340 of 500 members surveyed said they would visit. Risks: A$52,000 a year, and only 3 of 8 staff are willing.
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B
Stay closed on Sundays
Gains: no A$52,000 yearly cost and no Sunday rostering. Risks: the 340 members who said they would visit are not served.
Before 15 December: confirm how Sunday shifts would be covered. Not in the brief