It is to be noted that the amount that Carrie has after creating her budget is $52.32. She can adjust clothes so that she does not have to pay for those on credit. That way her budget is balanced.
To compute the difference between her net income and the initial budget, we simply remove the total budget from Carrie's earnings:
$3,550.50 - $3,506.18
= $52.32.
Since the expenses for the clothes were assigned to credit card, and she still has a balance of about $50 dollars, she can use the balance to offset the expenditure for the clothes.
This way, her budget is balanced.
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Before Carrie can make a decision on whether to take on a roommate, or where she can get the extra money for her rent, she has to create a monthly budget. Bryce and Carrie work hard at going over Carrie’s fixed and flexible expenses and generate the budget below.
How much money does Carrie have left over after creating her budget? Where can she make adjustments so that her budget is balanced?