In a combination budget, which item is explicitly not included?

• A. Base salaries for faculty and coaches
• B. Transportation costs
• C. Facility maintenance
• D. Equipment purchases

Answer: (A)

In a combination budget, the focus is on costs that the activities program can directly control and adjust to support its events and operations. Base salaries for faculty and coaches are fixed personnel costs funded by the district’s overall budget, not by the specific activity program. Because they’re not itemized as program-specific expenses in a combination budget, they are not included there.

Transportation costs, facility maintenance, and equipment purchases are all costs that the activity or athletic program can manage and justify based on the events it runs. These are the kinds of line items that fit into a program-focused budget.

So the item that’s explicitly not included is the base salaries for faculty and coaches.