Budget Constraint
Budget Constraint of De La Salle University – Dasmariñas CBAA Students pertaining to Food and Transportation Fare
ACKNOWLEDGEMENT The researchers would like to express their warmest appreciation to the following that, in one way or another, have helped to finish this research paper. To God Almighty, for giving the knowledge, guidance, intelligence, patience, wisdom and strength every day to make a good and successful research. To the considerate professor in Microeconomics, Dr. Alice Valerio, in giving enough time for us to pass our research works. To the parents, for understanding the sleepless nights and for being supportive especially in terms of financial support. To Mr. Allan Benedict Santos and Mr. Isaac Perez for helping the researchers in times of difficulties, suggesting ideas and giving the researchers the determination to finish the research To the respondents, for their cooperation in answering the questionnaire honestly, completely and passing it on time.
ABSTRACT
As everyone knows, in today’s world nothing is free or cheap; one must maximize the use of budget and resources carefully. Most of the college students today confront this kind of dilemma. The purpose of this research study was to determine the budget constraint of the CBAA students in DLSU-D, to determine the allowance of a common CBAA student, and to determine how much do they spend and/or save every week. An indirect method of data collection was applied through using a set and prepared questionnaire. The results shown was the majority of the respondents have Php150-200 and Php 201-400 allowance per day and at the end of the week; they still have savings of Php 50-100.
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ACKNOWLEDGEMENT The researchers would like to express their warmest appreciation to the following that, in one way or another, have helped to finish this research paper. To God Almighty, for giving the knowledge, guidance, intelligence, patience, wisdom and strength every day to make a good and successful research. To the considerate professor in Microeconomics, Dr. Alice Valerio, in giving enough time for us to pass our research works. To the parents, for understanding the sleepless nights and for being supportive especially in terms of financial support. To Mr. Allan Benedict Santos and Mr. Isaac Perez for helping the researchers in times of difficulties, suggesting ideas and giving the researchers the determination to finish the research To the respondents, for their cooperation in answering the questionnaire honestly, completely and passing it on time.
ABSTRACT
As everyone knows, in today’s world nothing is free or cheap; one must maximize the use of budget and resources carefully. Most of the college students today confront this kind of dilemma. The purpose of this research study was to determine the budget constraint of the CBAA students in DLSU-D, to determine the allowance of a common CBAA student, and to determine how much do they spend and/or save every week. An indirect method of data collection was applied through using a set and prepared questionnaire. The results shown was the majority of the respondents have Php150-200 and Php 201-400 allowance per day and at the end of the week; they still have savings of Php 50-100.
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TITLE PAGE . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . i
BIOGRAPHICAL SKECTH . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . ii
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