AS92028 Demonstrate understanding of an organisation’s financial decision-making (2025)

Botany Aces, a volleyball club, was started 6 years ago by a group of high school graduates who enjoy playing volleyball. In the last six years, the club has been consistently training and improving. This year, players are planning to participate in interclub competitions within Auckland and are considering taking the next step to participate in national competitions.

You have been asked by the club to give advice on their decision to support the team members with treadmills in the club space as they continue to train for their competitions. The treadmills must have basic safety features such an emergency stopping and handlebars. The club plans to add 6 of the same treadmills to the club’s training space as there are currently 11 members.

In the past 6 years, the pūtake of the club included an emphasis on the physical wellbeing of the members, manaakitanga and whanaungatanga, while maintaining financial viability.

A very generous donation of $10,000 has been given by the family of a club member to assist with the payment. Any additional funds required to purchase the treadmills will need to be secured by the club if needed.

Task

You are required to investigate their financial decision-making by exploring treadmill options to best meet the needs of the club. You should discuss connections between the pūtake of the club and their decision-making.

1. Outline the current need, issue or opportunity the club has.
2. Discuss the club’s pūtake and the community it aims to serve.
3. Identify stakeholders the club will consider in their decision-making.
4. Describe a range of treadmills that the club could purchase to meet its need. Prepare a Price Features chart, show how each option will be financed.
5. Explain pros and cons of each option, including some possible consequences for the club and its stakeholders. This should include how the option addressed the need of the club, financing options for the purchase, and must incorporate data from your Price Features chart.
6. Explain different stakeholder’s perspectives in relation to each of the options being considered.
7. Select the treadmill the club should choose and explain why it should choose this treadmill over the other options. Include financial data and other information from a financial tool.
8. Analyse how the financial decision responds to the possible consequences (eg. to what extent were the consequences of the various options considered), and how the decision you made is the best decision when these have been examined.
9. Analyse how the financial decision responds to stakeholder perspectives (eg to what extent are stakeholder expectations met?).