The Surplus
Season 5, Episode 9, 0:02-1:53
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Meme It!Oscar:Here are our final actual costs for this year.
Michael:Mmm... okay.
Oscar:As you can see, we did pretty well, so...
Michael:Yes. Yes, I can see... that we did indeed. Why don't you explain this to me like I am an eight-year old.
Oscar:Alright, well this is the overall budget for this fiscal year along the x-axis...
Michael:Yes.
Oscar:Right there.
Michael:There's the x-ax...icks.
Oscar:You can see clearly on this page that we have a surplus of $4300.
Michael:Mmhmm, okay.
Oscar:But we have to spend that by the end of the day or it will be deducted from next year's budget.
Michael:Why don't you explain this to me like I'm five.
Oscar:Your mommy and daddy give you ten dollars to open up a lemonade stand. So you go out and you buy cups and you buy lemons and you buy sugar. And now you find out that it only costs you nine dollars.
Michael:Ho-oh!
Oscar:So you have an extra dollar.
Michael:Yeah.
Oscar:So you can give that dollar back to mommy and daddy, but guess what? Next summer...
Michael:I'll be six.
Oscar:And you ask them for money, they're gonna give you nine dollars. 'Cause that's what they think it costs to run the stand. So what you want to do is spend that dollar on something now, so that your parents think it costs ten dollars to run the lemonade stand.
Michael:So the dollar's a surplus. This is a surplus.
Oscar:We have to spend that $4300 by the end of the day or it'll be deducted from next year's budget.
Michael:[whistles poorly] Whoo.
Oscar:We should spend this money on a new copier, which we desperately need.
Michael:Okay, break it down in terms of, um... okay, I-I think I'm getting you...